Meet the artist
Julie Tremble
In the context of the exhibition Abiogenèse: des étoiles aux momies, Julie Tremble discusses with Christophe Malaterre, philosopher, professor and head of The Canada Research Chair in the Philosophy of Life Sciences.
Julie Tremble is a video and animation artist. Informed by cinema, literature and philosophy, since 2014 she has focused on the question of representation in astronomy. From different sources such as scientific articles, educational documentaries, digital simulations, and communication texts from space agencies, she produces videos and animations that blend scientific data, documentary and science fiction.
Julie Tremble holds a Master’s degree in film studies from the Université de Montréal (2005) with an undergraduate in cinema and philosophy (2000). Tremble’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at galleries including the Ludwig Museum (Budapest), the Foreman Art Gallery and Sporobole (Sherbrooke), the Fonderie Darling, Galerie B-312, Galerie Joyce Yahouda and Dazibao (Montréal), VU (Québec), and festivals such as Mirage Festival (Lyon), MAPP MTL, the Festival du nouveau cinéma and the International Festival of Films on Art (Montréal), Images Festival (Toronto), Espace [IM] Média triennial and ARKIPEL - Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival. She will also present a work at the STUDIOTELUS of the Grand Théâtre de Québec in 2023. In 2013, Tremble was the recipient of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec award for best work in art and experimentation.
Christophe Malaterre is a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Life Sciences. He is recognized both for his work in the philosophy of astrobiology, notably in the epistemology of the origins of life, and in experimental philosophy, where he develops particularly innovative digital approaches to the study of text.
Exhibition
Julie Tremble
From November 17, 2022 to January 21, 2023
Dazibao thanks the artist and Christophe Malaterre for their generous collaboration as well as its advisory programming committee for its support.
Dazibao receives financial support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications and the Ville de Montréal.
Dazibao acknowledges that we are located on unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá: ka Nation and that Tiohtiá: ke / Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations, and today, is home to a diverse population of Indigenous as well as other peoples.