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[FR] \u00a0H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Monfort est n\u00e9e \u00e0 La Rochelle (France) et vit aujourd\u2019hui \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. Elle a \u00e9tudi\u00e9 l\u2019Histoire de l\u2019art \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Bordeaux ainsi que les Arts appliqu\u00e9s \u00e0 Paris. Tr\u00e8s attach\u00e9e \u00e0 la pratique de l\u2019aquarelle \u2014 dont certaines reproductions sont diffus\u00e9es au Qu\u00e9bec et publi\u00e9es en France \u2014, elle a progressivement orient\u00e9 sa recherche vers le volume, cr\u00e9ant des \u0153uvres en acrylique rehauss\u00e9es de broderies de fils de laine et de coton.Dans son travail, elle explore les liens sensibles que nous entretenons avec les territoires que nous habitons ou que nous traversons. Son immigration au Qu\u00e9bec l\u2019a conduite \u00e0 s\u2019interroger sur ce qui nous d\u00e9finit au-del\u00e0 du lieu de r\u00e9sidence, et sur ce que nous transportons avec nous dans de nouveaux environnements. Elle s\u2019est alors tourn\u00e9e vers ses souvenirs, qui ne conservent que l\u2019essentiel : une lumi\u00e8re, des couleurs, une sensation, une ambiance \u2014 des fragments qui se m\u00ealent \u00e0 une perception plus nette du pr\u00e9sent.Ses cr\u00e9ations t\u00e9moignent d\u2019un style singulier, o\u00f9 la vitalit\u00e9 de la perception s\u2019exprime \u00e0 la fois dans l\u2019esth\u00e9tique et dans la technique. Sa pratique se d\u00e9ploie dans une double cadence : d\u2019un c\u00f4t\u00e9, la spontan\u00e9it\u00e9 et la rapidit\u00e9 du geste pictural, qui laisse place \u00e0 une part d\u2019al\u00e9atoire ; de l\u2019autre, la rigueur et la minutie du travail brod\u00e9, inscrit dans le temps et le contr\u00f4le. De cette tension na\u00eet un dialogue constant entre nos espaces int\u00e9rieurs, mais aussi entre diff\u00e9rents lieux, cultures, et entre pass\u00e9 et pr\u00e9sent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[EN] \u00a0H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Monfort was born in La Rochelle, France, and now lives in Montreal. She studied Art History at the University of Bordeaux and Applied Arts in Paris. Deeply attached to watercolor \u2014 with reproductions distributed in Quebec and published in France \u2014 she gradually shifted her research toward volume, creating acrylic works enhanced with embroidery in wool and cotton threads.In her practice, she explores the sensitive connections we maintain with the territories we inhabit or traverse. Her immigration to Quebec led her to reflect on what defines us beyond the place where we live, and on what we carry with us into new environments. She turned to her memories, which preserve only what is essential: a light, colors, a sensation, an atmosphere \u2014 fragments that blend with her sharper perception of the present.Her creations reflect a distinctive style, where the vitality of perception emerges both in aesthetics and in technique. Her practice unfolds in a dual rhythm: on the one hand, the spontaneity and speed of the painted gesture, leaving room for randomness; on the other, the rigor and precision of embroidery, rooted in time and control. From this tension arises a constant dialogue between our inner spaces, as well as between different places, cultures, and between past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cr\u00e9dit photo : Am\u00e9lie P\u00e9drini<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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