Olivia Fortier

A R T : O L I V I A F O R T I E R

Paysage Minéral, L'Autre Versant (detail), collage, 30 x 40 cm

Paysage Minéral, L'Autre Versant, collage, 30 x 40 cm Emeraude, collage, 40 x 50 cm

Olivia Fortier «Precious Pebbles»collage collection

Multi faceted imaginary stones, these collages are made of hundreds of bits of printed images, a sort of poetical recycling, reusing this abundance of printed ads which drown us. I work as an image collector would, going through the pages of magazines ; I like to let my eyes glide along the pages to extract each image from its meaning, to keep only the shapes, the lines, the colors. I have always been fascinated with the beauty of stones, their complexity and their capacity to tell us a part of Earth’s history.

They are the witnesses of time going by, and are physically impacted by it. Through the process of collage, this work is also the reflection of many stories, through the hundred of photographic fragments which compose them. Molded like paper sculptures, these paper minerals are captured between two translucent blocs, a precious casket which opposing the fragility of paper to mineral brutality. Instagram: @_olivia_fortier

Sage Coquillage, Marée Basse, collage, 30 x 40 cm