Tashi Farmilo
LJI Reporter

This fall, L’Imagier, located at 9 Front Street in Aylmer, will host two thought-provoking
exhibitions exploring control, memory, and the intersection of technology and humanity. From
October 25 to March 2025, visitors can experience the works of Alegría Gobeil and Julie
Favreau.

Protocoles , by Alegría Gobeil and curated by Philippe Bourdeau, examines the control
mechanisms that shape psychiatric narratives and their impact on those who have been
psychiatrized. Through subtle interventions in the gallery space, Gobeil blurs the lines between
institutional signage and personal expression, creating a space where objects become part of
an unseen protocol. The exhibition challenges institutional transparency and explores the
fragmented memory of psychiatric histories, raising crucial questions about the power dynamics
in mental health narratives. Accompanying the exhibition is a fictocritique by Vincent Bonin,
deepening the analysis of institutional control over personal history.

Running alongside Protocoles is This Thing (2019), a video work by Julie Favreau, curated by
Alice Ricciardi. Projected outdoors in L’Imaginaire park, the video explores the relationship
between a human protagonist and a floating entity, engaging in a silent, gestural dialogue.
Favreau’s work reflects on technology’s omnipresence and its negotiation with human nature
and the environment, prompting viewers to contemplate the influence of technology on the
human experience.

Both exhibitions complement each other by exploring how systems, whether institutional or
technological, shape our understanding of identity and history. L’Imagier, a non-profit committed
to contemporary art and diverse voices, presents these works as part of its mission to foster
critical reflection.

The public is invited to the opening on October 25, from 5 to 9 PM. Admission is free. For more
details, visit: www.limagier.qc.ca.

Photo: L’Imagier presents the video work This Thing (2019) by Julie Favreau, curated by Alice
Ricciardi, with the first screening taking place during the vernissage on October 25. (TF) Photo
courtesy of L’Imagier