Artists

Mathieu Beauséjour, Marchez Noir/Dériver
Pascal Contamine, Ze Bouddha’s show
Linda Hammond, On this corner
Isabelle Hayeur, Agora
Norman Nawrocki, The Anarchist and the Devil do Cabaret
Lisa Ndejuru, Simultanéité
Eva Quintas, Tirer
Cesar Saëz, Señalando
Zazalie Z., Sur ma galerie

Civilités is a modular, collective fiction bringing together ten Montreal artists from various disciplines and backgrounds who offer different perspectives on “living together.” The invited artists question the possible spaces for trust, reconciliation, and cohabitation between individuals, peoples, and religions.

From the rules of religious fundamentalism to anonymous crowd movements in the city, the projects address various aspects of social organization, cultural norms, and collective spaces for shared practices. Starting from interfaces representing public space, community space, and civitas, small stories unfold like windows onto more universal situations, onto a certain state of the world that is, to say the least, troubled and violent.