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Josee Pedneault

Day 3 – Encounter

Today I met with the wonderful artist Sukaina Kubba. She told me that one of her uncles spoke 70 languages, though she was unsure if the number has been blown up by the exaggeration of her childhood memory (we concluded that even half of 70 would be impressive). - - - - - - - - - - - -…
August 15, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 2 – Appartenance et mémoire d’éléphant

While visiting the Glasgow Necropolis - a Victorian cemetery on the top of a hill - Melanie and I talked about the sense of belonging to a specific place. Is it possible to find a stronger sense of connection to a country geographically and culturally different than the one in which we were born? While travelling, one may experience a strange…
August 15, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 1 – Glasgow

I have recently arrived (and been warmly welcomed!) in Glasgow for the Lightwaves International Residency Exchange programme, a collaboration between two institutions Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow, and VU in Quebec City, four visual artists and two writers. In this cross-cultural exchange, the themes of migration and heritage will be explored. Melanie Latoré, a participating artist in the Lightwaves residency, welcomed me into the…
August 14, 2017
Lightwaves

Lightwaves International Residency Exchange

Street Level Photoworks and VU Photography Centre are delighted to announce the four artists taking part in our Lightwaves International Residency Exchange programme across 2017/18. Josée Pedneault and Bertrand Carrière from Quebec will be coming to Glasgow while Mat Hay and Melanie Letore will be travelling to Quebec, each for a month long residency at the respective host venues. The…
July 19, 2017