Programming
Dans la chambre de Chiron
Part body wake, part home exhibition, this transdisciplinary event features three word and sound artists interpreting the story of the Wounded Healer, who landed in a Hochelaga apartment.
arkadi lavoie lachapelle
The project La chambre de Chiron (Chiron's room) treats the domestic diffusion space - of both the work and the body - as the site of an intimate, mythical experience.
Dans la chambre de Chiron
Part body wake, part home exhibition, this transdisciplinary event features three word and sound artists interpreting the story of the Wounded Healer who landed in a Hochelaga apartment.
With artists Vie Charles, Nelly Desmarais and arkadi lavoie lachapelle.
The event will take place on May 23 and 31, 2025, from 7 to 8:30pm, in Hochelaga (the address will be specified when you buy your ticket).
Tickets available: https://www.zeffy.com/fr-CA/ticketing/dans-la-chambre-de-chiron-arkadi-lavoie-lachapelle
Trigger-warning
The event addresses the themes of death and bereavement.
Resources available here: https://arkadilavoielachapelle.com/chironalamaison
Accessibility
The home is a 15-minute walk from Préfontaine metro station (green line). Free street parking. There are about 20 steps up to the 2nd-floor apartment.
arkadi lavoie lachapelle
arkadi lavoie lachapelle is an action artist, poet, and teacher who grew up in the country in a middle-class francophone family. They have been practising in Quebec’s metropolis for over ten years. They have a degree in visual and media arts from UQAM (2013) and have since presented their work in many exhibitions and festivals in Canada and Europe, notably in Spain and Germany. As part of their social commitment, they are a member of the Gham & Dafe studios and have been involved in the administration of the VIVA! Art Action festival. lavoie lachapelle has been a finalist for the Prix Pierre-Ayot (AGAC, 2020) and the Sobey Award for the Arts (2023); they have also received the support of their peers as demonstrated by several grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.
Nelly Desmarais
Nelly Desmarais is a writer and doctoral student in literature at the Université du Québec à Montréal, where she is particularly interested in the links between feminism and urban writing. Her first collection of poems, Marche à voix basse (Le Quartanier, 2022), was awarded the Prix Émile-Nelligan. She lives in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal.
Vie Charles
Vie is an artist born in Quebec to parents of the Haitian diaspora in Tiotià:ke (Montreal). Composition, poetic writing, singing and improvisation are his usual means of expression. He is interested in the links between music, nature and the experience of the sacred. For nearly a decade, They have been involved in a wide range of creative projects.
As a chorister, Vie was lucky enough to take part in two tributes: Denise Boucher and Louise Forestier (2019), then Serge Fiori (2023). Shortly after completing their bachelor's degree at Concordia University in jazz studies (2022), they collaborated with arkadi lavoie lachapelle and Marie- Pier Beauséjour on the performance of Colombarium. Volière. at VOX (Nov. 2023).
Vie lives in the countryside in the town of Saint-Chrysostome, Montérégie.