Francine Gagnon

Francine Gagnon was a artist photographer originating in Montreal to the Quebec, born in 1959 and deceased the May 17th 2007. It took part in many exposures in group, mainly in the Canada, the the United States and the Mexico, and created since 1991 seven photographic corpora presented during nine exposures solo.

Report/ratio with the disease in the work of Francine Gagnon

In 2000, the day of the Good Friday, Gagnon learning that it was reached Breast cancer and having to undergo a Mastectomie. She asked to preserve her center, cast in the acrylic resin, to make a work of Article of it work names Friday center and was presented to many recoveries, of which with the Québécois Fondation of the center, in 2002.

In 2002, Gagnon learned the repetition from its cancer in the form of metastases with the lung S and in the lymphatic Système. This new test will become has Brutal Truth , a series of Autoportrait S showing stage by stage the development of the disease.

Lately, learning that it remained to him only little of time to live, Gagnon made a request near the courts so that its lungs and its heart can be useful for an exposure after its death, a first with the Quebec. In the documents of the court, it indicates:

We live in a company which celebrates, accepts and generates the refusal in all its forms by glorifiant only the beautiful one, appearances. Our company is in refusal of all that disturbs and that thus, one is badly prepareds to express a real compassion. Source: “An artist wants to expose his heart and his lungs after his death”, Cyberpresse , the April 25th 2007.

She died Thursday May 17th 2007, at 47 years. The steps concerning the exposure of its heart and its lungs will follow.

A ambieuse woman, talented and in love with the life.

Lists of works

2002 - today: has Brutal Truth , series of self-portraits.
2000 - 2001: Friday center , 3 photographs, the mastectomized center of the artist, 31 testimonys coming from 8 countries.
1984 - today: photographic images produced in workshop or darkroom.

1998 : soaked the , monotypes.
1992 : exploratory pullings , monotypes.
the years discovered , individual images.
abstract the , individual images.

1996 - 1999: Skin of heart , 19 works, silver tests transfered with selenium.
1997 : appearances , 3 works, joining of silver tests.
1994 : History of a transformation .
1992 - 1993: Voyage beyond the light , photographs colors, invertible process.
1990 - 1991: With open body: white series, black and silver fabrics , tests on paper fiber.

Source

“an artist wants to expose his heart and its lungs after its death”, Cyberpresse , the April 25th 2007.

External bond

Site of Francine Gagnon

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