Air d’été, tout léger

Softness of materials, elegance of shapes, colorful vocabulary. Steffie Bélanger tells us of “Air d'été, tout léger” [Summer air, very light], punctuated by the sanding of wood, elastic fabrics, and vibrant stripes. The artist's approach is rooted in an exploration of the intersection between art and storytelling, material and perception, space and surface, questioning the imprints of a seaside history, the traces of a visual heritage by the water.

[...] It is, indeed, the narrative potentials of the installation that Steffie Bélanger seeks to question in order to reveal the ironic side of our beach habits. [...] The artist carefully crafts her creations, infused with humor and irony. Slightly provocative. In her own way. Always light-hearted.

And yet, beneath the seductive aestheticism, her art can be unsettling. [...] She has crafted a complete, offbeat vision that instantly evokes a sense of strangeness. A blazing midday sun and a wax cooler, now the obsession of a flock of gulls, create a tension that prompts the holidaymaker to reflect on their relationship with the wilderness, as both a realm of pleasure and abandon. - Excerpt from a text by Lindsay Roels

Opening on March 13, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.