PRESENTIFICATION : MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

Jean-René Leblanc artist talk at McCarthy Hall, NSCC Truro
Third floor, room 341, 36 Arthur St. Truro, NS.
3:30pm – 5pm, Friday, March 6, 2015

Visual Arts Nova Scotia is delighted to present an artist talk by visiting artist Jean-René Leblanc of Calgary, AB, in collaboration with Viewpoint Gallery and the NSCC Truro‘s 14th annual Animediafest. Taking place Friday, March 6th, from 3:30-5:00pm at the NSCC Truro’s McCarthy Hall, this free artist talk is offered as part of Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s En Route Artist Talk Series.

Leblanc is visiting Nova Scotia to present his solo exhibition: Presentification of Paradise on view at Viewpoint Gallery, Halifax, March 4 – 29, 2015.

Jean-René Leblanc is an Associate professor of digital arts at the University of Calgary in Canada. He is president of the board of Emmedia Gallery and Production Society and co-founder of the Sensorium Lab a cross-disciplinary research group focusing on research that develops systems of interaction that encourage kinesthetic perception and interpretation. He was born in Montréal in 1967, and attended Concordia University, which he left in 1993 with a Bachelor in Studio Arts. In 1996, he graduated from the University of Windsor Ontario with a Masters of Fine Art in Multimedia and Photography and in 2006, completed a PhD in study and practice of art from the Université du Québec à Montréal. His artworks have ben presented in exhibitions in Canada, the United States of America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

As a visual artist engaged with cultural issues, critical theory and digital media, I often use a variety of media to best express the concepts with which I am working. My creative research emphasizes an Interdisciplinary Digital Artistic approach using photographic media as a point of departure for critical thought and problem solving. My work explores the relationship between digital technology and culture as a means of exploring the concept of presentification (to make visible the invisible). – Leblanc.

Visual Arts Nova Scotia is partnering with art galleries across the province to facilitate an exchange of national and international artists. The En Route Artist Talk Series aims to enhance existing programming and broaden contemporary art conversations.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $157 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil  a investi 157 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.

For more information about this artist talk, the En Route Artist Talk Series, or Visual Arts Nova Scotia, contact:

Becky Welter-Nolan
Programming Coordinator
Visual Arts Nova Scotia
902-423-4694 / 1-866-225-8267
vans@visualarts.ns.ca