Intégrer une nouvelle approche face au vivant dans sa pratique artistique - REPAIRE

Overview

REPAIRE, in partnership with centre d'art actuel Bang and Culture Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, offers a workshop for artists seeking to rethink their relationship with living systems and integrate them into their practice. In the context of ecological upheaval, many artists are renewing their ways of creating, observing, and relating to their surroundings. This workshop moves from concepts to practice, exploring sensitive, situated, and pragmatic approaches to living systems. Through alternating theoretical reflections, collective exchanges, and field exercises, participants will experiment with new ways to nourish their artistic practice through observation, listening, and gesture.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will understand principles of contemporary approaches to living systems; identify thinkers associated with these reflections, including Baptiste Morizot, Donna Haraway, Bruno Latour, and Vinciane Despret; integrate these ideas into their own artistic practice; and experiment with simple, situated approaches to creation linked to field-based work.

Workshop Format

• In-person training
• Field seminar
• Outdoor practical exercises
• Collective discussions
• Observation, listening, and creation activities
• Bibliography provided after the workshop
• Participants are invited to bring note-taking materials; they may also bring sketching, photography, video, or sound-recording equipment according to their interests

Eligibility and Accessibility

This workshop is aimed primarily at artists in contemporary art, particularly visual and media arts, but remains open to artists of all disciplines. The Laboratoire vivant KM3 is accessible by car only; participants must arrange their own transportation. The formation takes place outdoors in field contexts and involves movement on-site, rain or shine. In difficult weather, covered spaces are available for theoretical portions.

Key Dates and Schedule

• Samedi 12 septembre 2026, de 9 à 16h

Fee

• 72 $

Travel and Accommodation Support

Participants residing more than 50 km from Saint-Nazaire are eligible for partial reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs, including a per diem of 40 $, accommodation reimbursement up to 120 $ per night (maximum 2 nights), and travel cost reimbursement up to 300 $ per person. For car travel, reimbursement is calculated at 0.50 $/km. This support is available to a maximum of six eligible participants meeting program criteria and presenting required documentation.

Trainer

Mériol Lehmann is a visual and media artist whose work has been exhibited in Canada, Europe, Japan, and Mexico. Since 2020, his research has focused on alternative modernities that rethink our relationship to living systems in the context of ecological crises. An experienced trainer, he brings over 25 years of experience in continuing education and higher education teaching.

Participants and Duration

• Maximum 10 participants
• Duration: 7 hours

Contact

For more information or accessibility questions and specific needs, contact [email protected].