Details

First Name

Natacha

Last Name

Clitandre

Username

natachac

Bio

Natacha’s work centres on the ubiquitous nature of technology in everyday life. As she investigates the link between artist and viewer, she uses mobile devices with video and photographic capacities, along with printed media, to infiltrate and comment on the public sphere.Natacha holds a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from UQAM and a master’s in theory and practice of contemporary art and new media from Université Paris 8 and École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (ENSAD). She also studied, on scholarships, at both Brown University and RISD in the US.Her work has been exhibited in Paris, Nantes and Brussels, and North America, including shows in Montreal, Laval, Quebec City, Pittsburgh, New York City and Baltimore. From 2017 to 2022, she worked as Ada X’s Programming Coordinator, where she was pivotal in nurturing the feminist artist-run centre’s Slow Tech position. She currently lives in Montreal/Tio’tia:ke.

Website

natachaclitandre.net

Country of residence

Canada

Statement

Statement

I observe ‘daily life’: the way we interact and represent ourselves with others, which changes in contrast with surroundings. First encounters interest me, but specifically my work expresses the bonds an artist establishes with the public through art.While being sensitive to a city’s range of ‘atmospheres’, I meld myself in everyday spaces. I leave clues or hints by using self-promotional techniques and portable media devices as advertisement. In doing so, I raise questions about what happens when common places and public values are infused with creative intent. People react, and a new mentality emerges among crowds; namely, a logic based on ‘events’. Then, with minimal resources, I create artworks by integrating the various stages of communication I developed during the process.My process involves rearranging the conventions and standards of exhibition and presentation in the visual arts, graphic design and media. By focusing on specific places and the visual culture encompassed, I can better understand how common spaces shape our relationships with others. These insights, as a result, help me integrate myself in others spaces appropriately.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2025 (upcoming) La traque, Paradise Contemporary Art Centre

2024 (upcoming) Avant de tracer un carré, Verticale, Laval, QC, Canada

Reflexive Constructions, PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art, Montreal, QC, Canada

2023 Pieces of Light/Matter, Séraphine Louis Culture Hall, Clermont, France

2022 — 2023 Our Desire Paths, Champdoré Park, Montreal, QC, QC, Canada

2022 Des maintenants, Maison d’Haïti Arts Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

2021 Essay on the Plasticity of an Urban Framework, Maisonneuve Culture House, Montreal, QC, QC,Canada

Markers and Fragments, Lefebvre Park, LaSalle, QC, Canada

2020 Littoral, Rencontres internationales Photo Gaspésie, Paspebiac Cultural Centre, QC, Canada

2019 Situation, Rencontres internationales Photo Gaspésie, Paspebiac Cultural Centre, QC, Canada

2018 Spectrographies, Park-Extension Performance Hall, Montreal, QC, Canada

2017 La Petite-Patrie par sa petite patrie, Marc-Favreau Library, Montreal, QC, Canada

Spectrographies, TOPO Digital Creation Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

Spectrographies, Intersections Vol. 6, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Mtl., QC, Canada

Spectrographies, Catalyseur d’imaginaires urbains, Montreal, QC, Canada

Autobiographies by Collections, Quebec Museum of Civilization, Quebec City, QC, Canada

2004 chez vous / chez nous / chez vous, Recyclart, Brussels, Belgium

Group Exhibitions

2024 All that Remains, La Centrale galerie Powerhouse, Montreal, QC, Canada

2023 Living Memories, TOHU, Montreal, QC, Canada

2022 Sovereign Imaginaries, Janine-Sutto Culture House, Montreal, QC, Canada

Nos maisons, Janine-Sutto Culture House Montreal, QC, Canada

2020 The Great Walk, LaSalle, Canada

The Track, B-312 Gallery, Montreal, QC, Canada

2019 The Track, Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Baltimore, USA

In Full Growth, Montreal North Library, Montreal, QC, Canada

2018 Triennale Banlieue!, Laval Culture House, Laval, Canada

2017 Viewpoints and Semi-Aerial Perspectives, Frontenac Culture House, Montreal, QC, Canada

2016 Some Observations…, Christian Duvernois Gallery, New York City, NY, USA

2016 Repérages or À la découverte de notre monde or Sans titre, articule, Montreal, QC, Canada

2014 H4G Canal, Verdun Culture House, Montreal, QC, Canada

2004 Science Fiction as Social Commentary, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Midi, Komplot, Brussels, Belgium

2003 Travel Photography, Muu Gallery, Helksinki, Finland

2001 Encore (bis)!, B-312 Gallery, Montreal, QC, Canada

Events, Festivals and Screenings (selected)

2021 Particules, Littérature québécoise mobile, Montreal, QC, Canada

2020 Particules, MAM & Culture pour tous, Montreal, QC, Canada

Récits du territoire, OHdio App, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Montreal, QC, Canada

2017 Art in Odd Places Festival, New York City, NY, USA

2013 Art Souterrain Festival, Montreal Convention Centre, QC, Montreal, QC, Canada

2010 Interdisciplinary Arts: Hi-Tech, Lo-Tech, No-Tech? Event, RAIQ, Montreal, QC, Canada

2009 Passage Film Festival, INHA, Paris, France

2008 Conflux Festival, Center for Architecture, New York City, NY, USA

Issue #12, Summer 2008, .dpi Digital Publication, Montreal, QC, Canada

Pocket Films Festival, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

2007 Conflux Festival, Glowlab Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA

2006 Pocket Films Festival, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

2004 Brussels Meets Montreal, Video Program, Komplot, Sala Rosa, Montreal, QC, Canada

Anniversary Issue: Du commentaire social, esse arts + opinions, Montreal, QC, Canada

2003 Je m’appelle, Video Program, Petit Mercelis, Brussels, Belgium

2002 Naive Video Evenings, Video Program, Galerie Rouje, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Naive Video, Video Program, Vidéozarts & Nantes Museum of Fine Arts, France

2001 Revers mondains et amitiés urbaines, Video Program, Maison de l’image, Strasbourg, France

Interests and medias

Interests

Interactive art, Mixed media, Photography, Sound art

Sound intermedias

Sound installation

Photography

Digital image