Portable cosmogony and twigs
Nicole Haché
"We dream of journeys through the universe, but isn't the universe within us? Novalis
A performance installation on the theme of Cosmogonie, portable and branchial, the artist's vision and relationship to the universe, born of intuitive thought in connection with nature.
Exploratory art is at the heart of this performance installation by artist Nicole Haché, who explores, through the natural material of dogwood, the forms of an imaginary world linked to the stars.
For the duration of the performance, the artist transforms herself into a scientific researcher, using light to explore the intertwining of dogwood branches. An inventive interplay of lines.
The general public at FAVA is invited to take part in this exploration with the artist. What if, as the German poet Novalis wrote, the universe is within us?
Nicole Haché is an Acadian visual artist originally from Lamèque Island, now based in Caraquet, New Brunswick. She expresses herself through painting, installation and performance. Self-taught, she has made her mark in the art world through exhibitions, presentations and artist residencies. She has received grants from the New Brunswick Arts Board.
She sits on the Board of Directors of Caraquet's Centre d'artistes Constellation bleue, and is a member of CARFAC Maritime and Moncton's Galerie Sans nom.
She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick (AAAPNB) (2015-2019).
Nicole Haché's work has been the subject of several solo and group exhibition projects. In 2009, she distinguished herself by participating in the Salon d'automne de Paris. In addition to Canada and France, she has exhibited in the United States, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Egypt. She takes part in several artist residencies in France, Burkina Faso, the Banff Centre for the Arts and the Centre d'artistes Vaste et Vague in Carleton-sur-Mer. In winter 2019, she will take part in the Résidence de création culturelle, organized and toured in New Brunswick by AAAPNB, ArtsLink and Mawi'Art. Since 2013, she has been a cultural animator in schools across the province, a project set up by the NB Art Bank. She also freelances for various film companies.