Programming
CATHERINE LEVASSEUR-TERRIEN
Il y a ...
The project “Il y a...” is a stylistic exercise, a humorous narration that assembles trios of words and rearranges them into a formally informal, aphoristic proposition.
The project consistently begins with the phrase “Il y a...” (There is…) followed by tragicomic triptychs of words that function as a state of affairs, an inventory, a declamation, an irony — a constellation of assonances and resemblances. The project “Il y a...” is a stylistic exercise, a humorous narration that assembles trios of words and rearranges them into a formally informal, aphoristic proposition.
Catherine Levasseur-Terrien
Emerging writer and multidisciplinary artist, Catherine Levasseur-Terrien hails from the Outaouais region and currently resides in Hull. She works in digital drawing, illustration, and theatre. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts and a Certificate in Photography from the Ottawa School of Photographic Arts (SPAO), she nevertheless favours a self-taught approach to literary arts. Her first poetry collection, Les benché·e·s, followed by Copyright de la douleur, was published by Hurlantes Éditrices in 2025. She also writes for the theatre: after Lol_ita (2011, Festival du Jamais Lu), she returned to playwriting with The Man Who Sold the World (Centre l'Avant-première, 2019), and more recently Dj Dumb Juan ou le buffet des continents (2023) and Cage à requins (2023). In May 2023, she completed an urban residency at the CEAD.