Memories That Lull Us To sleep – 3rd edition of the intergenerational urban poster exhibition Memory of the Futur presented by Art Urbain Montréal and Art Souterrain in the streets of Montréal, July-September 2023
Artists: Marie-Denise Douyon, Mallory Lowe Mpoka, Martin Akwiranoron Loft, Caira Karíhwenhà:wi Nicholas, kimura byol lemoine (키무라 별 르뫈木村 ビヨル レムワンー), and Ravy Puth ពុទ្ធ រ៉ាវី
Photos Credits: Art Urbain Montréal & Art Souterrain
The six artists of the third edition of the Memory of the Futur‘s intergenerational urban poster exhibition, entitled Memories that lull us to sleep share their collective, family and identity memories that they hold dearly. What shared or intimate traditions, stories and memories are at the heart of these artists’ practices? How can we protect and honor our collective memories in a cosmopolitan city like Montreal · Tiohtià:ke? Our stories pass through our bodies and minds from generation to generation, just as the St. Lawrence River, so close to us all, continues to make its waves, creating these memories of the future.
kimura byol lemoine (키무라 별 르뫈木村 ビヨル レムワンー) and Ravy Puth ពុទ្ធ រ៉ាវី focus on identity memories eradicated by the ongoing violence of colonialism and honor the hope of living archives. Martin Akwiranoron Loft and Caira Karíhwenhà:wi Nicholas celebrate traditional collective histories and love for their Kanien’kehà:ka communities. Marie-Denise Douyon and Mallory Lowe Mpoka reflect on Black diasporic imaginaries, where definitions of sanctuaries and ancestral sites remain active memories imbued with tenderness. These artists offer us a doorway into their artistic universes, where a galaxy of memories lives on and is gently cradled by them. Now it’s your turn to oscillate.
Camille Larivée 