[Le français suit] Boney’s "Dessins" series is made on sandpaper previously used to polish his sculptural works. Rather than discarding this material, the artist draws on the used paper with pencils, transforming it into a record of sculptural process. Depending on the date it was made, the artist can associate it with a specific project. This series embodies recurring themes in the artist’s practice, including an exploration of the constraints inherent in different materials and an engagement with hybridity from both aesthetic and cultural perspectives. Indeed, although the "Dessins" series evokes geometric abstraction in its aesthetic, Boney’s work is rooted in the traditional crafts of the Wendat people. As in his sculptural practice, where materials are assembled and transformed to generate new forms and meanings, the "Dessins" series gives a second life to used sandpapers. This process resonates with the history of Trade Adornments among the Huron-Wendat of Wendake, through which imported everyday objects were transformed into decorative accessories and, over generations, acquired deeper cultural significance.


Ludovic Boney was born in Wendake and lives and works in Lévis, Québec. He works on large-scale public art projects and shows his work regularly in galleries and artist centres throughout Quebec. His public art integration projects include works in Quebec City for the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée de la civilisation, and City Hall. Among his notable public art projects are Des perles en mémoire, unveiled by the National Battlefields Commission on the occasion of the 2024 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and, in Toronto, his sculpture In Equilibrium, installed at the Anishnawbe Indigenous Hub. Ludovic regularly participates in renowned events such as the Bonavista Biennale, the Contemporary Native Art Biennale and the Manif d'art de Québec. The Huron-Wendat Museum presented his first museum solo exhibition entitled "Mémoires ennoyées" in 2022. His work is part of the collection of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée de la civilization, the Musée McCord Stewart and the Musée de la Côte-Nord as well of public and corporate collections including the RBC Art Collection, Sobey, Champion Iron, Telus Communications Inc. and Ville de Laval. Nominated for the long list of the Sobey Award in 2017, he is also the recipient of the Reveal grant offered by the Hnatyshyn Foundation.

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La série de « Dessin » de Ludovic Boney est faite sur papier sablé. Le papier sablé a servi dans le polissage d’œuvres sculpturales et l’artiste colore ce papier usé au lieu de le jeter avec des crayons de manière à marquer le papier témoin de la réalisation d’une oeuvre. Selon la date où il a été réalisé, l’artiste peut l’associer à un projet spécifique.