Querencia
2019 -
Melina Vera-Jaramillo, Querencia, Installation, 200 bird-shaped laser-cut acrylic figures, soundscape projection 8 min.
Instalation view, FOFA Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts Graduating Students Exhibition, 2019. Photos by: Guy L’Heureux
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Faculty of Fine Arts Graduating Students Exhibition
June 10th – 21st, 2019
11 AM – 6 PM
Vernissage :
June 12th
4 – 6 PM
The FOFA Gallery and VAV Gallery are pleased to present a dynamic collection of works as part of Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts Graduating Students Exhibition. The exhibition moves through both the VAV and FOFA spaces and was juried and shaped to reflect the strength and diversity of practice of its graduating students.
Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts is recognized nationally and internationally for its artistic and academic excellence, driven by a distinguished faculty and demonstrated by the outstanding works produced by its graduating students.
The vernissage for the Graduating Students Exhibition will be held at the FOFA Gallery (1515 Ste-Catherine West EV 1-715) on Wednesday, June 12th, from 4 to 6 p.m. and is sponsored by the Concordia University Alumni Association.
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Exposition annuelle des finissants et finissantes en beaux-arts
Du 10 - 21 juin 2019
Galeries FOFA & VAV
Les galeries FOFA et VAV accueillent avec un immense plaisir l’exposition annuelle des finissants de la Faculté des beaux-arts de l’Université Concordia. Reflétant la fougue de leurs créateurs, les œuvres sélectionnées par le jury habillent les deux galeries. De même, leur présentation illustre le dynamisme et l’éclectisme des pratiques qui s’exercent ses finissants et finissantes.
Réputée tant au Canada qu’aux quatre coins du monde, la Faculté des beaux-arts de Concordia s’appuie sur un corps professoral du plus haut calibre. L’excellence de ses prestations en matière d’art et d’enseignement se devine sans peine dans les œuvres remarquables que produisent ses finissantes et finissants.
Le vernissage de l’exposition des finissants en beaux-arts se tiendra le mercredi 12 juin, de 16 h à 18 h, à la Galerie FOFA (1515 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest EV 1-715). L’événement est commandité par l’Association des diplômés de l’Université Concordia.
Artists / Artistes
FOFA
Janina Anderson
Amélie Bélanger
Louise Campion
Camille Charbonneau
Melina Vera-Jaramillo
Alexey Lazarev
Eva Morrison
Manon Pierquet
Sasha Pozzolo
Mylene Raiche
Florence Tremblay
Nick Lavigne
VAV
Shazia Ahmad
Christeent Francis
Saba Heravi
Christoper Johnstone
Jane L Kasowicz
Lindsey Lagemaat
Olivia McFArlane
Elea Schmitter
Jessica Slipp
Rachel Ann Timtiman
Galerie FOFA Gallery
fofagallery.ca
Galerie VAV Gallery
@vavgallery
Instalation view, FOFA Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts Graduating Students Exhibition, 2019. Photos by: Guy L’Heureux
EN
Faculty of Fine Arts Graduating Students Exhibition
June 10th – 21st, 2019
11 AM – 6 PM
Vernissage :
June 12th
4 – 6 PM
The FOFA Gallery and VAV Gallery are pleased to present a dynamic collection of works as part of Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts Graduating Students Exhibition. The exhibition moves through both the VAV and FOFA spaces and was juried and shaped to reflect the strength and diversity of practice of its graduating students.
Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts is recognized nationally and internationally for its artistic and academic excellence, driven by a distinguished faculty and demonstrated by the outstanding works produced by its graduating students.
The vernissage for the Graduating Students Exhibition will be held at the FOFA Gallery (1515 Ste-Catherine West EV 1-715) on Wednesday, June 12th, from 4 to 6 p.m. and is sponsored by the Concordia University Alumni Association.
FR
Exposition annuelle des finissants et finissantes en beaux-arts
Du 10 - 21 juin 2019
Galeries FOFA & VAV
Les galeries FOFA et VAV accueillent avec un immense plaisir l’exposition annuelle des finissants de la Faculté des beaux-arts de l’Université Concordia. Reflétant la fougue de leurs créateurs, les œuvres sélectionnées par le jury habillent les deux galeries. De même, leur présentation illustre le dynamisme et l’éclectisme des pratiques qui s’exercent ses finissants et finissantes.
Réputée tant au Canada qu’aux quatre coins du monde, la Faculté des beaux-arts de Concordia s’appuie sur un corps professoral du plus haut calibre. L’excellence de ses prestations en matière d’art et d’enseignement se devine sans peine dans les œuvres remarquables que produisent ses finissantes et finissants.
Le vernissage de l’exposition des finissants en beaux-arts se tiendra le mercredi 12 juin, de 16 h à 18 h, à la Galerie FOFA (1515 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest EV 1-715). L’événement est commandité par l’Association des diplômés de l’Université Concordia.
Artists / Artistes
FOFA
Janina Anderson
Amélie Bélanger
Louise Campion
Camille Charbonneau
Melina Vera-Jaramillo
Alexey Lazarev
Eva Morrison
Manon Pierquet
Sasha Pozzolo
Mylene Raiche
Florence Tremblay
Nick Lavigne
VAV
Shazia Ahmad
Christeent Francis
Saba Heravi
Christoper Johnstone
Jane L Kasowicz
Lindsey Lagemaat
Olivia McFArlane
Elea Schmitter
Jessica Slipp
Rachel Ann Timtiman
Galerie FOFA Gallery
fofagallery.ca
Galerie VAV Gallery
@vavgallery
Querencia (noun)
From querer to want, like, love (from Latin quaerere to seek, gain, obtain, ask). It represents a place or state of mind that provides a sense of refuge, security, and strength. It can be a physical location, a relationship, a memory, or even a feeling. Is the place where you feel most at home, most yourself, and most capable of facing the world.
Colombia, home to the greatest diversity of birds on Earth with over 1,969 species, has always been the backdrop of my earliest sensory memories. As a child, I often traveled with my family through its varied landscapes, each journey accompanied by the ever-present soundtrack of birdsong. On one such trip, at the age of eight, I brought along a Barbie-branded 16mm analog camera, The film remained undeveloped for decades, until 2018, when its grainy, faded frames revealed a blurred yet tender retrospecton of that distant moment.
These found images form the visual foundation of Querencia, an audiovisual installation that revisits this memory through layered sensory elements. A soundscape composed of dozens of Colombian bird calls envelops the viewer, creating an auditory impression of an afternoon spent in the fields of Antioquia. Through this immersive atmosphere, I seek to evoke a sense of innocence, belonging, and an intimate connection to the natural world.
in this installation are bird forms rendered in holographic film, which catch and reflect light onto the surrounding walls. These projections function like memories themselves. They are ephemeral, shifting, and glowing with the romanticism of a time long past. Querencia is both a return and a reverence: an ode to childhood, to place, and to the enduring presence of birdsongs and nature in the fabric of one’s earliest experiences.
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Querencia, Installation view, 2019. Photo by Adebowale Enitan
From querer to want, like, love (from Latin quaerere to seek, gain, obtain, ask). It represents a place or state of mind that provides a sense of refuge, security, and strength. It can be a physical location, a relationship, a memory, or even a feeling. Is the place where you feel most at home, most yourself, and most capable of facing the world.
Colombia, home to the greatest diversity of birds on Earth with over 1,969 species, has always been the backdrop of my earliest sensory memories. As a child, I often traveled with my family through its varied landscapes, each journey accompanied by the ever-present soundtrack of birdsong. On one such trip, at the age of eight, I brought along a Barbie-branded 16mm analog camera, The film remained undeveloped for decades, until 2018, when its grainy, faded frames revealed a blurred yet tender retrospecton of that distant moment.
These found images form the visual foundation of Querencia, an audiovisual installation that revisits this memory through layered sensory elements. A soundscape composed of dozens of Colombian bird calls envelops the viewer, creating an auditory impression of an afternoon spent in the fields of Antioquia. Through this immersive atmosphere, I seek to evoke a sense of innocence, belonging, and an intimate connection to the natural world.
in this installation are bird forms rendered in holographic film, which catch and reflect light onto the surrounding walls. These projections function like memories themselves. They are ephemeral, shifting, and glowing with the romanticism of a time long past. Querencia is both a return and a reverence: an ode to childhood, to place, and to the enduring presence of birdsongs and nature in the fabric of one’s earliest experiences.
Querencia, Installation view, 2019. Photo by Adebowale Enitan