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‘The inside is the fold of the outside,’ stated Gilles Deleuze in his lecture on another French philosopher, Michel Foucault. This idea has been the foundation of Maude Corriveau’s artistic career, with fabric folds, glass panes and windows being a constant presence, suggesting an expanded space beyond the flat surface and creating a flow between the interior and the exterior. The exhibition’s title, “Depth of Surface” follows the cue of architecture where similar techniques are used to suggest the relationship between the building’s facade and its interiors. In literature, the term refers to a deeper meaning that can be identified in a text where it is not explicitly stated.

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Corriveau’s works present a perfect exercise in mindfulness and expanding the limits of our perception. The seductive, velvety texture of pastel lures you in and invites you to dive into the surface and back into the illusion of space that its tiny particles create. Similarly, the artist uses the luminous properties of oil to replicate the light effects on screens yet the raw weave of the canvas circles the viewer back to its physicality. Soft gradations, folds, transparencies, shadows and reflections are all meant to deceive and delight, while providing a space for escape and reflection.