From September 7 to October 23, 2023, I had the pleasure of co-creating and co-curating Création[tiret]recherche(Creation–Research) with artist-curator Jérémie Roussel as part of the 2J2R collective. The exhibition was presented at ART-IMAGE and Espace ODYSSÉE in Gatineau. This project questioned the role of research in the artistic process, exploring how creation can serve as a space for critical reflection and experimentation.
Photographies : Dominic Bachand, Jérémie Roussel and Art-Image
An Exhibition at the Crossroads of Art and Knowledge
Création[tiret]recherche(Creation–Research) is part of an approach that explores the links between theory and artistic practice. As an artist-curator, I worked to conceive a space where research was not just a conceptual framework, but a raw material in its own right. The exhibition brought together works that crossed the boundaries between artistic production and intellectual investigation.
This project was built as a laboratory-exhibition, where artists were invited to explore how their creative processes intertwine with epistemological, historical, and social questions. Far from confining art to a purely academic dimension, we aimed to show how it becomes a space for experimentation to reinvent thought.
My Role and Curatorial Approach
As part of the 2J2R collective, I actively participated in developing the curatorial concept, selecting the works, and designing the exhibition layout. My approach was to think of the exhibition as a structure in motion, where each piece engaged in dialogue with the whole, creating a path where reflection is built in parallel with the aesthetic experience.
Curating Création[tiret]recherche(Creation–Research) was a valuable opportunity to refine my vision of the complementarity between research and creation. It allowed me to explore how the exhibition itself can become a critical medium and a site for knowledge production.
A Project That Pushes Disciplinary Boundaries
The exhibition generated strong interest from the public and both academic and artistic communities. It opened a dialogue about the need to break down boundaries between practices and to recognize the heuristic value of art. By highlighting hybrid practices, Création[tiret]recherche(Creation–Research) affirmed the importance of a space where thought is both created and exhibited.
This experience strengthened my commitment to exhibition formats that foster experimentation and exchange, within a dynamic where research and creation mutually enrich one another.