Emmanuelle Léonard

Emmanuelle Léonard (born 1971) is a Canadian photographer and Video artist.[1]

Emmanuelle Léonard
Born1971 (age 51–52)
Montreal, Quebec
Websiteemmanuelleleonard.org

Education

Léonard received an MFA degree in visual and media art from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 2002.[2]

Work

Léonard's creative practice explores the aesthetic dimensions of documentary styles as well as the ideas of institutional authority and power.[3][4] She is particularly interested in legal photography and administrative archives, which she manipulates to question and explore the idea of proof.[5]

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[1] and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.[6]

References
  1. "Léonard, Emmanuelle". Collections | MNBAQ.
  2. "Le militarisme canadien en images". November 4, 2019.
  3. "Portraits and Tactics: The Photographs and Video Works of Quebec's Emmanuelle Léonard – Canadian Art". April 4, 2018. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018.
  4. "Emmanuelle Léonard, l'âme d'une documentariste". Le Devoir.
  5. "Emmanuelle Léonard, Homicide, Détenu Vs Détenu, Archives Du Palais De Justice De La Ville De Québec – Gaëlle Morel, Ouvrir la photographie judiciaire".
  6. "Emmanuelle Léonard, La Providence, 2014". MAC Montréal.
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