THE JOURNEY 

(2011)

 

I was invited to participate in a project/tv episode entitled, Vente de Garage, as part of a collaboration between ARTV (a Quebecois television channel) and the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. The premise of the television show was to follow the creative process of artists by having them create works using objects given to them by local personalities.  I was given two Harley Davidson tanks and an old 8mm camera.  From this I made a online posting seeking Harley fans.  After communicating with many bikers, I met Pierre Dionne, whose life was so devoted to the brand and the lifestyle that when I asked him what his interest would be with regards to the tanks, he said he would use them to hold his ashes when he dies.  These two tanks became the urns of Pierre “Lucipierre” Dionne and his girlfriend, Danielle “Demonielle” Yvon.  Two life-size diptychs were created and a video loop was also produced as part of this project.