Description
Sans domicile fixe brought together the works of twenty artists from Quebec, Canada, France, the United States, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania and Portugal, exhibited in three locations in Deschambault-Grondines, Québec. Karen Trask presented the sculpture La marée monte / Rising Tide, which was a commission for the exhibition in response to the theme.
Statement
People identified as NFA [no fixed address/sans domicile fixe] are generally understood to be homeless people, social exiles, or victims of personal or collective catastrophe. Although the expression “no fixed address” has acquired a negative connotation, it can have a happier side, suggesting a deliberate choice to live a life on the margins. Here, some of the artists deal with the challenges of life in refugee camps or in exile for those forced to leave their war-torn countries, while others focus on the feelings of freedom and joy that come with discovering new lands and landscapes, whether real or imaginary.
Source: exhibition webpage
