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Dominic Gagnon : s’entêter – Staging – Esse
[In French]
Le 1er décembre dernier, au centre d’artistes Caravansérail, à Rimouski1 1  - Lors de la soirée d’ouverture des Rencontres de musiques spontanées, organisée par le collectif Tour de bras, spécialisé en musique actuelle., Dominic Gagnon livrait Le Miroir, une courte performance introduisant un désordre dans le circuit fermé d’une caméra vidéo.

Par la mise à l’épreuve de sa propre résistance physique face à l’effort, et par le truchement de la vidéo – laquelle attirait la plus grande part de l’attention des visiteurs –, l’artiste a mis sa propre cassure en relief. En faisant de la caméra la complice de sa propre défaillance, Gagnon a su stimuler un propos inattendu sur l’autoportrait.

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