© Gústav Geir Bollason
Gústav Geir Bollason and Thorbjörg Jónsdóttir
Out of Perfect Context — Úr fullkomnu samhengi
From April 24 to June 14, 2025
Opening on April 24
A project developed in partnership with Factory, an exhibition space in Iceland, Out of Perfect Context plays upon inherent incompatibilities and decontextualization to explore new forms of collaboration and exhibition-making. Starting from our relationship with nature and the role it plays in culture, the project proposes a meeting between urbanity and wide-open spaces, image-making practices drawn from reality and others created entirely digitally, as well as an intersection, even a confrontation, between a fragile, endangered nature and an idealized, magnified nature. Two exhibitions will be presented, one at Dazibao featuring works by Gústav Geir Bollason and Thorbjörg Jónsdóttir, and the other at Factory (summer 2025), featuring works by Julie Tremble and the duo Philippe-Aubert Gauthier and Tanya St-Pierre.
Out of Perfect Context also emphasizes how the built environment influences our understanding of the world, how we inhabit land, and inscribe ourselves within the living — or not.
Dazibao thanks the artists and Factory for their generous collaboration as well as its advisory committee for their 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 it is located on the 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. Guided by ethics of respect, listening, and awareness, Dazibao commits to a continued reflection regarding the deep-rooted and systemic challenges tied to accessibility and inclusivity in the arts and beyond, and endeavors to apply such reflections to all aspects of its activities and governance.