Laurence PETITPAS

Profile

Born in 1983 in Sept-Îles, Canada. Lives and works in Quebec City. Graduated with an MA in contemporary puppetry from Université du Québec à Montréal in 2017.
Laurence Petitpas is a French Canadian interdisciplinary artist. She approaches different artistic disciplines from a “puppetic” point of view. Her latest project, Mutatis Mutandis !, is a scenic proposal about the abyss, merging scientific facts and fantasized perspective. It addresses vulnerability and porosity between the known and the unknown worlds.

Recent exhibitions and activities
2017-2023, “Mutatis Mutandis ! (puppet show) ” several cities in Canada and France
2021-2023, “Soudain les îles” 2023 several theaters in Québec city
2022, “Symbiose obligatoire”, Festival l’Écoute, Québec city
2021, “Variation mutatienne #1” Soirée indomptée, productions Recto Verso, Québec city
2020, “Carnet à la mer” outdoor exhibition with Panache art actuel, Sept-Îles

About works

As a puppeteer, I engage in dialogues with all kinds of bodies whether they are human or not, organic or artificial. I pay attention to the wide range of aesthetics found in motion and sound from either found objects or self-made instruments. The encounters with different audiences become a fertile ground allowing me a new perspective on time and space. As I experience the world, I observe the interplay between what I feel, what I think and how my actions depict that. Drawing what surrounds me is how I document this dynamic. Drawing becomes the catalyst that connects those dimensions. Thus, is my pencil also a puppet ?