Lot
4
La séparation achevée
Digital print on Hahnemühle paper, 2022
23 x 18 cm (chaque panneau du diptyque)
Estimate
$2 400
This photograph, chosen for the cover of the first issue of Life magazine, in 1936 (and one of the few made by a woman at the time), was taken by Margaret Bourke-White for a report on construction of the Fort Peck dam. Symbols of revolution—and of industrial ingenuity—the huge sluice gates and raised pillars of this concrete colossus dwarf the two workers, suggesting their vulnerability in the midst of this monument, which created the fifth-largest artificial lake in the United States. This image embodies humans’ destructive impact on nature and provokes reflection about the superficial and the artificial: the colours bring to mind the 3D glasses used to view anaglyphs.
Biographical note
Patrick Bérubé earned a master’s degree in visual and media arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 2005. He has twice been a finalist for the Prix Pierre-Ayot, and his work has drawn attention on the national and international scenes during his participation in large-scale exhibitions and events, notably in New York, Berlin, London, and Luxembourg. He has attended many artist residencies, including at the Hangar (Barcelona), Cité internationale des arts (Paris), and Buy-Sellf (Bordeaux). An active member of Centre Clark, in Montréal, he has also produced a number of artworks integrated with architecture (under Quebec’s “1% policy”).