Artist Statement/ Biography

Jeffrey Poirier is developing a multidisciplinary practice whose main material and conceptual affinities can be found in the wider circle of ecology. The ecological question manifests itself in his practice from various angles: if certain projects address the known issues generated by the relationship between a precarious nature and our individual and collective lifestyles, the occupation of urban territory, of which architecture is a key element, also leads him to question our ways of inhabiting the world and its spaces. Often halfway between sculpture and architecture, his artistic practice develops devices that inhabit the space of the place and attempt to redefine it as a space of perception. These hybrid structures also sometimes appear as devices of monstration questioning the mode of presentation of objects.

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Born in France in 1986, Jeffrey Poirier lives and works in Quebec City, Canada. Holder of a Master's degree in visual arts from Laval University, he has presented his work in solo exhibitions at Galerie RDV (Nantes, France), at Youkobo Art Space (Tokyo, Japan), at Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain (Winnipeg), at Diagonale (Montreal), at Prince Takamado Gallery (Tokyo) and at L’Oeil de Poisson (Quebec City), among other galleries. In addition to the presentation of his work in the form of exhibitions, he is the author of art projects with the community as well as several public artworks. In 2019, he received the Videre Award for Exhibition of the Year in Quebec City for his award-winning public art piece entitled Echo.

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