Exhibition
Opening
Étrangères à la terre
artch and the Musée de Rimouski are proud to present Étrangères à la terre, Camille Lescarbeau‘s first solo museum exhibition.
Don’t miss the exhibition opening in the company of the artist on January 29 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Étrangères à la terre questions our way of inhabiting the world by proposing the posture of the “stranger”: observing with respect and generosity what does not belong to us, escaping the logic of utility to weave a more attentive presence in the world. Her approach is based on the return to manual gesture and the humility of making. The artist works from sewing threads inherited from the women of her family, transforming this heritage into material for invention. With tools she makes herself from salvaged materials, she develops a technique inspired by domestic gestures — weaving, sewing, knitting, repairing — carriers of feminine memory and know-how.
These modest materials become, through patience, surfaces of attention where each thread bears witness to a transformed relationship with matter. Joining the thought of sociologist Richard Sennett, for whom making is dialoguing with matter, Camille Lescarbeau practices a true ecology of making: listening to what matter offers rather than seeking to master it. The exhibition thus reaffirms care, slowness and coexistence as forms of relationship with the world, where each woven thread becomes the sign of a conscious, respectful and shared inhabitation of the Earth.
This exhibition is realized as part of Plein solo, a major project led by artch – art contemporain émergent which offers six emerging visual artists the opportunity to present their first solo exhibition in major cultural institutions in Quebec.
Plein solo is realized thanks to the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec.
29.01.2026 –
29.03.2026
Free
Musée de Rimouski
35, rue Saint-Germain Ouest, Rimouski
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Originally from the Outaouais region, Camille Lescarbeau is an ecofeminist artist-craftsperson. She lives and works in Montreal. She holds a master’s degree in visual and media arts from UQAM, as well as a bachelor’s degree in art history and visual arts from Concordia University. She has participated in several residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the Jardins Racine, the NARS Foundation (New York), the Atelier Retailles (Montreal), the Musée de Rimouski, and the Biennale de sculpture de Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. Recently, her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions throughout Quebec and Canada, notably at the Maison de la culture Maisonneuve (Montreal), Espace Pierre-Debain (Gatineau), Regart (Lévis), 226 Gallery (Winnipeg), Galerie A. Sirois (Sherbrooke), and Galerie FOFA (Montreal). Camille Lescarbeau’s work has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts. She regularly shares her research on textiles, care, and ecofeminism at round tables, workshops, and conferences. She is also co-founder of the UQAM handmade paper workshop.
Camille Lescarbeau
Camille Lescarbeau combines ecofeminism and craftsmanship in an artistic approach focused on slowness, materiality, and care. Her works, often made from waste and reused materials, question our relationship with the environment and the beauty of neglected materials. Her sculptural and textile installations offer a critique of capitalism and open up a space for reflection on ecological resilience.