Web launch of Femmes d’Argentine

Web launch event

Wednesday, August 25, 2021
17 h (Montréal) – 18 h (Buenos Aires / Córdoba)
Via zoom

TOPO kicks off the new season with an artists' gathering to mark the launch of the web project Femmes d’Argentine, a photographic, textual, and audio essay under the artistic direction of Eva Quintas, on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., via Zoom.

This event, presented in French and Spanish, will feature artists from Quebec and Argentina who contributed to the project.

Procedure

5 p.m. // Multilingual sound work Memorias del Procedimiento (20 min). In the presence of composer Gonzalo Biffarella.

5:20 p.m. // Opening remarks (French/Spanish). Viewing of the website in the presence of the protagonists.

5:45 p.m. // Reading by Susana Romano Sued (Spanish). Procedimiento. Memoria de la Perla y la Ribera.

6 p.m. // Discussion, questions, and closing remarks.

Femmes d’Argentine address the violence of the military dictatorship (1976-1983) through images taken from the archives of the cities of Córdoba and Buenos Aires and texts by writer Guylaine Massoutre. The latter, published in essay form, focus on the account by Argentine Susana Romano Sued of a group of women's stay in clandestine detention centers in the city of Córdoba during the dictatorship. Her novel Procedimiento, translated into French, English, and German, has been transposed into a multilingual sound work by Argentine composer Gonzalo Biffarella. Guylaine Massoutre's publication, Nous sommes le soleil (Nota Bene), was a finalist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award in the Essay category. Eva Quintas stayed in Argentina in the fall of 2018 with the support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec through its international residency program.

This broadcast is part of TOPO's third cycle of thematic programming on the theme of BORDERS: Geopolitics — Variable Spaces. Although the dictatorship in Argentina at that time was essentially a national reality, its ramifications and repercussions extended far beyond the country's borders. The works presented today are part of a perspective of solidarity, openness, and cross-border awareness.

Eva Quintas

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Eva Quintas' photographic practice is characterized by an openness to other disciplines, mainly literature and multimedia, narrative and interactive processes. She has produced photographic exhibitions, web art projects, video installations, and a photographic and literary fiction designed for exhibition spaces, radio, the web, and CD-ROM, in collaboration with author Michel Lefebvre. Through an exploration of different narrative forms, her work questions the construction of identities, mythologies, and cultural territories.

Guylaine Massoutre

Professor, critic, and author Guylaine Massoutre holds a doctorate in Quebec literature from Paris. Her publications include Pavane (Le Noroît, 2018, mentioned by the Académie des lettres du Québec), Matière noire. Les constellations de la bibliothèque (Nota Bene, 2013), Renaissances. Vivre avec Joyce, Aquin, Yourcenar (Fides, 2007), L’Atelier du danseur (Fides, 2004), and Escale Océan (Le Noroît, 2003). She received the Raymond-Klibansky Prize (1996) for her essay on Hubert Aquin and the Spirale-Eva-le-Grand Prize (2004) for her essay on dance. In her essays, she explores the relationship between the arts and life.

Alejandro Brianza

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Composer, researcher, and teacher, Alejandro Brianza holds a master's degree in scientific research methodology and a bachelor's degree in Audiovisual Studies. He teaches at the Universidad del Salvador and the National University of Lanús (Argentina). He is a member of the Andamio collaborative platform, coordinator of the Soundscape Research Group, and coordinator of the Latin American Sound Artists Network.

Yannick Guéguen

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Artist, digital designer, and landscape architect (AAPQ), Yannick Guéguen completed his studies in landscape architecture (École nationale supérieure du paysage de Versailles) and holds a degree in arts and a master's degree in design and complexity from the University of Montreal. His career has been complemented by teaching at the Centre de recherche sur l’espace sonore in Grenoble. His works have been exhibited in renowned contemporary art venues.