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Emmanuelle Léonard

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Emmanuelle Léonard
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Montreal, Quebec
Websiteemmanuelleleonard.org

Emmanuelle Léonard (born 1971) is a Canadian photographer and Video artist.[1]

Education

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Léonard received an MFA degree in visual and media art from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 2002.[2]

Work

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Léonard's creative practice explores the aesthetic dimensions of documentary styles as well as the ideas of institutional authority and power.[3][4] She is particularly interested in legal photography and administrative archives, which she manipulates to question and explore the idea of proof.[5]

Collections

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Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[1] and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Léonard, Emmanuelle". Collections | MNBAQ.
  2. ^ "Le militarisme canadien en images". November 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Portraits and Tactics: The Photographs and Video Works of Quebec's Emmanuelle Léonard – Canadian Art". April 4, 2018. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Emmanuelle Léonard, l'âme d'une documentariste". Le Devoir. November 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Emmanuelle Léonard, Homicide, Détenu Vs Détenu, Archives Du Palais De Justice De La Ville De Québec – Gaëlle Morel, Ouvrir la photographie judiciaire".
  6. ^ "Emmanuelle Léonard, La Providence, 2014". MAC Montréal.