Pavillon du Musée, 27 rue Ambroise-Fafard
July 31 to August 24
Thursday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
_Filum Filum is built around a body of work inspired by the song “La Laine des Moutons”, the lullaby sung to Annie France Noël, which she in turn sang to her daughter.
In studying the process cited in the nursery rhyme - shearing, washing, carding, spinning, weaving, singing - Annie France found gesture-symbols that embody her reflections on parenthood, time and intergenerational wounds. The repetitive, meditative gestures evoke ritual, tradition and rumination, while the thread, manipulated and intertwined, becomes a metaphor for continuity, tension, connection and rupture.
These works provoke reflection on memory and the traces left by family relationships, particularly between parent and child, and between different temporalities of the individual, revealing the non-linearity of experiences and feelings.
_Biography Annie France Noël is a visual artist, photographer and cultural worker. Through her artistic practice, she translates the invisible into sensitive evocations, exploring themes linked to intimacy, vulnerability and shared human experiences.
Annie France's upbringing is rooted in her involvement with a wide range of cultural communities and organizations. She served on the Board of Directors of CARFAC National for six years and as Executive Director of Galerie Sans Nom from 2014 to 2023. Since then, she has dedicated herself to her practice and work as an independent photographer. Her artistic work has earned her several notable distinctions. She has been a finalist three times for the Prix Nouvelle Génération de Photographes and won the bronze medal in photography at the VIIIes Jeux de la Francophonie, in Côte d'Ivoire.
Originally from Caraquet, she currently lives, lives and works on Mi'kma'ki territory (Moncton, NB).
_Approach Annie France Noël's practice explores the invisible and unspeakable through photographic, media and performative approaches. Since she entered matrescence, Annie France has been highlighting the vulnerability and complexity of contemporary parenthood. Manipulating the dynamics of gaze and perception, she exploits the intrinsic limits of visual representation to reveal truths that are often ignored, invisibilized or marginalized.
Part of a broader reflection on gender dynamics and the social pressures surrounding parenthood, her approach challenges dominant narratives while opening up spaces for dialogue. Through her work, she questions notions such as identity, memory, expectations, temporality and representation, weaving together the political and the affective.
