Opening on Friday, March 28, from 6 PM
In the presence of the artist
Two series are presented in this exhibition, highlighting very different facets of her photographic practice.
The series Enter as Fiction, in which the artist stages herself—often alone—introduces us to the performative dimension of Kourtney Roy’s work. In settings reminiscent of large-scale film sets, she summons figures from American culture. The superheroes of our childhood stand alongside peroxide-blonde pin-ups and Lynchian characters, set against junkyards or vast desert landscapes. In these desolate and intriguing locations, she embodies the heroine of a different story each time.
The Other End of the Rainbow marks a turning point in the photographer’s artistic practice. Infamous in Canada, Highway 16 cuts across northern British Columbia. For the past fifty years, it has been the site of disappearances and murders of women, most of whom are from Indigenous communities. These cases, often underreported in the media, are met with an alarming indifference by the authorities—a reality symptomatic of systemic inequality, directly inherited from the country’s colonial history.
In this road-trip-inspired project, blending documentary and artistic research, Kourtney Roy weaves a multi-voiced narrative. She intertwines the testimonies of the victims’ loved ones with her own impressions, recorded in a travel journal. This series resounds like a cry against violence, misogyny, and racism.
