Images intrusives, Intrusive Thoughts

With Mirna Boyadjian and Adam Szymanski 

On November 1, 2018 — 5 à 7, commented visit at 6:30 pm

In French and English

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As if on the periphery of the gaze, because often what commands our attention is located outside the frame, the work of Ismaïl Bahri, James Benning, Ralitsa Doncheva and Miriam Sampaio carefully documents the occupation of a site which, for reasons both personal and political, is the only witness, even the sole legatee, of past or future events, giving form to an exile either desired or imposed, permanent or temporary (FC).

For Mirna Boyadjian and Adam Szymanski, these works are at risk of being intruded upon while simultaneously risking becoming intrusive themselves. Addressing this subject from both a Mental Health and Art Historical perspective, this visit will discuss diverse notions of intrusive images.

Mirna Boyadjian is a Ph.D. student in Esthétique at the University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis. Her research focuses on hope in contemporary art in the age of globalized civil war. Her writings can be found in multiple publications, including esse arts+opinions, Espace art actuel, Spirale, Ciel Variable, and the MOMENTA 2017 catalogue.

Adam Szymanski is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University. He is a co-author of the book Nocturnal Fabulations about the cinema of Apichatpong Weerasethakul.