As part of her vitrine installation, Unusual Critters: A Remarkable Journey Through Life as We Think It Is, Léa Boudreau will be leading an electronic design workshop inspired by her practice.
The workshop, given in the form of abuild alongactivity, allows participants to build a small solar-powered electronic creature as seen in the fictional documentary Unusual Critters. The activity includes a prototyping stage, followed by assembly and electronic soldering. No prior knowledge of electronics is required to take part in this workshop. However, it is aimed at teenagers and adults who are able to use hot tools (soldering irons). The required components and equipment are provided, and participants can take their creations home with them at the end of the workshop.
Photo credit :
Dania Rioux
Léa Boudreau
Léa Boudreau (b. 1993) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal who works with electronics, sounds and places. Her work questions interspecies relationships by considering nonhuman existences (nonhuman animal life, artificial life, the non-living, etc.) as ground for reflections on hierarchies dividing our world. She works following a DIY approach (do it yourself) favouring knowledge sharing and a critique of consumerism.
Among other places, her work has been presented in the Symposium International d'Art Contemporain of Baie St-Paul, FIMAV (Victoriaville), OTTOsonics Festival (Ottensheim, Austria), Akousma Festival (Montréal) and Sonorities Festival (Belfast). She holds a bachelor's degree in Digital music from Université de Montréal and a MFA (Studio Arts, Intermedia) from Concordia University.
