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Le Labo

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Le Labo

Yesterday I went to Trois-Rivières to the exhibition of contemporary jewelry “LE LABO” curated by Noël Guyomarc’h and the director of École de Joaillerie au Québec de Montréal, Mr Stéphane Blackburn. This exhibition is the gallery visualization of a project dedicated to creation, exploration, experimentation and reflection. “Le Labo” (the laboratory) takes place over two years on a monthly basis with small group meetings. The main goal of the workshops held by Noël Guyomarc’h is to break any traditional routines of jewelry imagining and creation. The first year is the exploration year, during the second one the participants create a collection with limited edition...

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Artist talk - Montserrat Duran Muntadas

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Artist talk - Montserrat Duran Muntadas

Not long ago I talked about one of the jewelry artists that inspires me, Montserrat Duran Muntadas. As this year she became a finalist of the Prix François-Houdé, on January 14th she gave an artist talk at La Guilde which is organizing four informal conferences in the space of the exhibition of the Award. It was a talk about her creations, her life and inspirations. The first thing that strikes when you meet Montserrat is how organic, colorful and sincere is her personality. The art that she creats (which, aside from jewelry, includes art objects and installations), conveys the same energy, it is simply the continuation of herself. Nothing is invented...

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