In partnership with Gallery Weekend, we will host an artists talk with Natacha Clitandre and Lynn Kodeih moderated by Julia Eilers Smith, a member of the Prix Powerhouse 2024 jury. A look back on their exhibition All that remains, ongoing from September 6 to October 19 2024, this event is free and open to all publics.

All That Remains brings together the works of Natacha Clitandre and Lynn Kodeih, two artists who explore the complex and intimate relationship between the physical world, our sense of belonging, and the consequences of destruction. Through their respective practices, they grapple with the themes of displacement, loss, and the struggle to reclaim a sense of identity in the face of environmental and social upheaval.

Julia Eilers Smith is a curator and writer based in Tio'tia:ke / Mooniyang / Montreal. She holds a master’s degree from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College and a bachelor’s degree in art history from UQAM. Since 2019, she serves as the Max Stern Curator of Research at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University.  

Natacha Clitandre completed a B.A. in Visual Arts from UQAM in 2000. In 2007, she completed a Master's degree in Theory and Practice of Contemporary Art and New Media at Université Paris 8 and École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (ENSAD). As part of her graduated studies, she attended Brown University and RISD in Providence, Rhode Island. Her work has been presented in Europe (Nantes, Paris, Brussels) and North America (Montreal, Laval, Quebec City, Paspebiac, Pittsburgh, New York City and Baltimore). Also a cultural worker, she developed the Slow Tech posture of the feminist artist center Ada X, where she was—from 2017 to 2022—programming coordinator and artistic director of the HTMlles festival. She lives and works in Montreal/Mooniyang/Tio’tia:ke.

Born in Beirut, Lynn Kodeih is based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal since 2020. Her practice explores the politics of the image, focusing on space, borders, and belonging in colonial and post-colonial contexts. Blending textuality, auto-theory, video, and installation, she emphasizes erasure and dismantlement while addressing both silver and digital imagery. Kodeih adopts a decolonial and intersectional approach to highlight power dynamics and systemic violence related to dispossession and displacement. Since 2009, she has collaborated as a programmer and lecturer at various universities and art institutions, including Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery and USJ. She co-founded polycephaly.net, a platform for art and politics discussions, and is the recipient of the 2024 Bronfman Fellowship.Kodeih holds degrees in Literary Studies, Theatre and Performance, and Visual Arts from institutions in Lebanon and Canada. Her work has been featured in international exhibitions, including the Kunstbanken Performance Festival and Rotterdam Film Festival.