Artist Natacha Clitandre
ArtistDetails
| 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. |
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| 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 |