Iona Fournier-Tombs
Chalking / Tracés urbains
June & July 2009, Habitations De Mentana
Rue de Mentana, between Rachel and Duluth
In collaboration with the project Place aux Familles of the CLSC Plateau Mont-Royal
traces.dare-dare.org
“I would like to climb to the top of the building to watch the project grow. I like just being there, on a cloudy day, chalking away as people pass by.” -Iona-
For the past month Iona’s project has grown and, resulting from the whims of the weather, has been erased. Twice a week she goes to the sites to trace motifs in chalk on the cement. The traditional geometric and contemporary motifs are created by using bits and pieces found at the site (garbage can lid, a string, a piece of wood, etc.) and though interactions with the residence of Habitations de Mentana.
Follow the evolution of these ephemeral actions at traces.dare-dare.org
Until July 23rd:
Iona will be present on Thursdays and Saturdays from 1:00 to 6:00 pm, weather permitting.
Thursday, July 23rd 5 - 7 pm:
Visit and review Chalking/Tracés urbains at Habitations de Mentana,
4095 St-André (between Rachel and Duluth).
Iona Fournier-Tombs is a multidisciplinary artist who works and lives in Montreal. She draws inspiration from her travels and the encounters to build her artistic projects. Last winter she lived in a village in Senegal where she worked in a women’s cooperative. It was there that she learned to simply “be with”, to live in the moment.
