Roger Pelerin

To see that much in morning mists the “Pellerin” clouds would add up in an impressive rise…

A reference to Roger Pellerin, visual artist in Abitibi-Ouest, defined by several clouds of round shape and neatly cut.

Transcription

Carving is a combination of three jobs, really. The first job would be artist, and the artist will draw. As for the second job, it is the engraver who will carve the plank. Third job is the printer, who will print.

I get the feeling it would not do a good job here.

We can say that’s alright.

(incomprehensible)

See, on this one, I put a sailboat on the belt buckle. It shows a Madelinot right there.

You can even see it here, the plank’s patterns, I made it look good with colours. Another kind of shade compared to the woman’s dress, it almost looks like it has colours.

That’s her big dress, it makes everything else pop, really. With the white in the back.

I like the title, Nepawa, the island where we camp, where we stop on the road. So people went by this place. When you’re passing by, you start a campfire, you do something, you build a house, then you can say you’re passing by. I’m myself passing by. I’m happy to be passing by. It’s inevitable : we’re all passing by. (laughs) When you’re trying to understand the meaning of this, we understand when Indigenous people say the land has been borrowed. I know that I am borrowing it. It makes you respect it even more in that moment because you know it is not yours, it does not belong to you. You’re simply borrowing it.