My photographic practice draws from the events and encounters that make up daily life. I photograph the places I go to, the people around me and the sites and objects that are part of my surroundings. I am a gleaner, I photograph abandoned artifacts that I sort and organize. Using various cameras and film formats; I accumulate images from my immediate environment as well as from epic quests in nature and from found documents and collaborations with other artists.

In my recent work, the landscape and the notion of home can be taken as an imaginary space where one seeks refuge or comfort. I examine the territory for elements subject to deterioration and change, either disappearing or emerging from the dark or blur. They are in a state of transition, in a place of passage. I develop a repertoire that stems from the familiar and natural worlds, the singular moments that emphasize the extraordinary within the ordinary and also from landscape photography.

Biography

Marie-Christine Simard lives and works in Montreal. She graduated from the Master's Program at Concordia University in 1996. She has exhibited her work in several group shows across Canada. A residency at Est-Nord-Est in 2004 initiated collaborative work with painter Christine Major.The subsequent exhibition has been presented in St-Jean- Port-Joli and in Mont-Laurier. In 2002, she was part of Carte Grise at Dazibao curated by Raymonde April. Since 1995, she has taught photography at Concordia University where she has received a distinguished teaching award.