Trevor Paglen, Reaper Drone: Indian Springs, NV; Distance – 2 miles, 2010. Courtesy of the artist; Metro Pictures, New York; Altman Siegel, San Francisco; and Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne
DRONE: The Automated Image
Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal 13
5 September – 5 October 2013
25 exhibitions in 14 sites across Montréal
Guest curator: Paul Wombell
International photography biennale “Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal†opens its 13th edition on 5 September through to 5 October, to present 25 local, national and international artists on 14 different sites across the city, under the theme of “DRONE: The Automated Imageâ€.
This year’s guest curator Paul Wombell developed this theme by focusing on the materiality of the camera and its changing relationships with human operators, to trace the evolving shapes and characteristics of the camera over the past 40 years which is nowadays adapting more to the advent of drone and other machine behaviours. The artists herein explore human co-authorships with advancing imaging technology, how to creatively deal with intelligent cameras and their transformation into systems that may one day literally capture the imagination. More than simply extending biological vision onto spaces beyond human experience – either for the purpose of protecting from danger or in exploring the infinitely large and small – sophisticated cameras require specific manipulations that suggest some forms of sentience and agency. In projecting this historical past of image technology along a parallel path into the future, will the artists of this biennale foresee cameras to one day soon lead a life of their own?
In addition to the exhibition wing of Mois de la Photo, many public programmes are organized during the four week event, inviting visitors to explore current artistic practices and the transformations of photographic images. Included here are guided tours, panel discussions, artist talks and workshops, screenings as well as podcast tours along Monk Boulevard on Jon Rafman’s work. For more information visit: moisdelaphoto.com
Participating Artists: Elina Brotherus (Finland/France), Michel Campeau (QC, Canada), Raphaël Dallaporta (France), Max Dean (ON, Canada), Véronique Ducharme (QC, Canada), Pascal Dufaux (QC, Canada/France), ExpVisLab (Hungary/QC, Canada/USA), Mona Hatoum (Lebanon/UK), Mishka Henner (UK), Craig Kalpakjian (USA), Suzy Lake (ON, Canada), Trevor Paglen (USA), Barbara Probst (Germany/USA), Jon Rafman (QC, Canada), David K. Ross (QC, Canada), Thomas Ruff (Germany), Tomoko Sawada (Japan), Kevin Schmidt (BC, Canada), Cheryl Sourkes (ON, Canada), Jules Spinatsch (Switzerland), Jana Sterbak (Canada/Czech Republic), Penelope Umbrico (USA/ON, Canada), WassinkLundgren (Nertherlands/UK/China), Michael Wesely (Germany), Donovan Wylie (Northern Ireland)
Tomoko Sawada, ID400, 1998. Detail. Courtesy of the artist and MEM, Tokyo © Tomoko Sawada
VIP Pre-launch Gala at Darling Foundry
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 18h00. Admission $60 (taxes incl.) *Limited tickets available.
Event launch at Darling Foundry
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 18h00. Free admission
Special launch tour
Thursday, 5 September 2013
16h00: The evening will begin with the opening of Jon Rafman’s exhibition presented in the Maison de la Culture Marie-Uguay and outdoors along Monk Blvd.
17h30: Shuttle bus departure to the Darling Foundry
18h00: Opening and inauguration of the 13th edition of le Mois de la Photo at Darling Foundry
Openings at the other venues, click here.
Exhibition sites:
Donovan Wylie + Special Project
Canadian Centre for Architecture
Raphaël Dallaporta
Centre de arts actuels Skol
Pascal Dufaux, Mona Hatoum, Suzy Lake, Thomas Ruff, Jules Spinatsch, Penelope Umbrico, Michael Wesley, Mishka Henner
Darling Foundry
Véronique Ducharme, Cheryl Sourkes
Galerie B-312
Tomoko Sawada, WassinkLundgren
MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels)
Jon Rafman
Make Art Public (Monk Blvd. between Monk metro station and St-Patrick St.)
Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay
Kevin Schmidt, Jana Sterbak
Maison de la culture Frontenac
David K. Ross
Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal
Michel Campeau
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Mishka Henner
McCord Museum
Elina Brotherus
OPTICA, a centre for contemporary art
Trevor Paglen
SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art
Max Dean, ExpVisLab, Craig Kalpakjian, Barbara Probst
Vox, centre de l’image contemporaine
Jana Sterbak, Stanley Dog, 2010. Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri. Courtesy of the artist and Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan
Mishka Henner, NATO Storage Annex, Coevorden, Drenthe, 2011, from the series Dutch Landscapes (2011). Courtesy of the artist © Mishka Henner
Pascal Dufaux, The Cosmos in Which We Are, 2009–11. Dufaux Installation view, 2012. Photo: Pascal Dufaux. Courtesy of the artist © Pascal Dufaux
Donovan Wylie, Fence. Deconstruction of Maze Prison. Maze Prison. Northern Ireland, 2009, from the series The Maze. Courtesy of the artist
Jon Rafman, 3081 Valmont Road, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2012, from the series The Nine Eyes of Google Street View (2008–ongoing). Courtesy of the artist; galerie antoine ertaskiran, Montreal; Zach Feuer Gallery, New York; and Seventeen Gallery, London © Jon Rafman
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