Ludovic Boney
1876, 2026
Peau d'orignal, encre, tatouage/ Moose skin, tattoo ink
approx. 18 x 30 "
45.7 x 76.2 cm
45.7 x 76.2 cm
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[Le français suit] This artwork reminds us of the loss and cultural transformations imposed by colonization. The date 1876, tattooed onto moose hide, refers to the year the Indian Act...
[Le français suit] This artwork reminds us of the loss and cultural transformations imposed by colonization. The date 1876, tattooed onto moose hide, refers to the year the Indian Act was passed. Like an imprint, the tattoo evokes an ancestral memory that evolves through cultural transfers and yet persists.
Tattoo: Daphnée-Anaïs Fortier
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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L’œuvre est un tatouage sur cuir d’orignal. Elle nous rappelle la perte et les transformations culturelles qu’impose la colonisation. Le tatou sur le cuir se présente comme l’empreinte d’une mémoire : celle d’un esprit millénaire qui se module à travers les transferts culturels, mais qui perdure toujours. La date de 1876 fait référence à l’année de la signature de la Loi sur les Indiens.
Tatouage : Daphnée-Anaïs Fortier
Tattoo: Daphnée-Anaïs Fortier
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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L’œuvre est un tatouage sur cuir d’orignal. Elle nous rappelle la perte et les transformations culturelles qu’impose la colonisation. Le tatou sur le cuir se présente comme l’empreinte d’une mémoire : celle d’un esprit millénaire qui se module à travers les transferts culturels, mais qui perdure toujours. La date de 1876 fait référence à l’année de la signature de la Loi sur les Indiens.
Tatouage : Daphnée-Anaïs Fortier
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