Resilient to the Bones
Resilient to the Bones
Artist Caroline Monnet’s current exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts transforms raw construction materials to draw attention to the housing crisis in Canada’s Indigenous communities.
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Resilient to the Bones (2021) is carved from polystyrene foam, and is part of Caroline Monnet’s current exhibition. Photo courtesy MMFA, Jean-François Brière
As a child, Anishinaabe/French artist Caroline Monnet watched her parents renovate old cottages into homes. The powerful act of transforming raw construction materials into life-affirming shelters has been behind much of her artwork, including early films about people mobilizing to build houses.
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