Please join us for a conversation about the collection Phosphore of the Presses de l’Université Laval, with Ariane Ouellet-Pelletier, Jocelyn Robert, Samuel Bernier-Lavigne and Marie-Christiane Mathieu.

Les Presses de l’Université Laval is one of the largest French-language academic publishers in North America, releasing nearly eighty books per year, most of which are published in one of the collections supported by their collection directors. The Phosphore collection, edited by Marie-Christiane Mathieu, is dedicated to artists’ writings, texts on art as research, and the development of concepts that determine interdisciplinary practices and theories in art. It offers artists, theorists, and writers a versatile platform for creating an original body of work in a variety of formats: catalogs, essays, limited-edition artist’s books, and periodicals.

For the occasion, Ouellet-Pelletier, Bernier-Lavigne, Robert and Mathieu will present and discuss their contributions to the publications Nous sommes tous des astronautes : scénarios et prototypes pour des temps extrêmes. Complément 2 : essais sur la réalité et le virtuel, Le dispositif Teyssot, and L’encyclopédie du S Singulier, all three part of the Phosphore series.

This event is free of charge, but space is limited, so registration is recommended.

Ariane Ouellet-Pelletier holds a master’s degree in history and theory of architecture (McGill University). She teaches architectural theory and design at Laval University’s School of Architecture. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Quebec in Montreal, where her research focuses on the fantasy of nature, more specifically the mythological resonances of the figure of the second home.

Samuel Bernier-Lavigne is a full professor of architecture at Laval University and founder of FabLab ÉAUL and xFab – digital research. The recipient of numerous awards, he specializes in the integration of new technologies in architecture and representation. He is notably co-author of La bibliothèque d’Alfred Neumann 1900-1968 (2019, reissued in 2020 by B2 in Paris).

Jocelyn Robert is an artist based in Quebec City. He works in audio art, music, computer art, visual art, installation, video, and writing. His works have been exhibited internationally and his sound creations can be found on more than 40 albums. His texts have been published by Le Quartanier, Squint, Ohm Éditions, Errant Bodies Press, Semiotext(e), as well as in numerous art event catalogs. He teaches at the École d’art de l’Université Laval, which he directed from 2012 to 2017. He received the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2022 and was named a Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec the following year.

Marie-Christiane Mathieu is an artist who makes the road her field of research. She explores the ideas of transit and metamorphosis through a body of work that includes video, photography, sculpture, and virtual reality. She is a full professor at the School of Art at Laval University.