The symbolism of wolves
December 2003 (performance)
by Denise Pelletier
(DP) - Among the performances included in the conference program geopoetic, art and memory of the land , that of Adrienne Luce, particularly fascinating, is a fine example of design by Kenneth White in the convergence between the earth, nature and man. The artist, born in Gaspe and installed Chicoutimi where she is pursuing a master's degree in art UQAC, worked on the interaction between humans and animals. Her performance began inside the gallery, a video projection. The artist then imitated the howl of the wolf, which met his little dog named Chip. Then she walked outside, near the Arts Building, where the waiting Rebel, the wolf holding a leash and closely supervised by his master, Yves Huot.
The artist then buried under snow bread topped with sardines (the favorite food of Rebel): the wolf, free from obstacles and attracted by the smell, having approached her, Adrienne Luce ate slices of bread along with the animal. Then it spread the floor and placed his hands on his chest and forehead, pieces of red meat that the wolf was carefully picked with its mouth to devour them.
This performance is part of a wolf research that leads Adrienne Luce past few years. The act of burying food, as does the alpha female of the pack to teach little ones to find, takes symbolic value: that of mother-child relationship through the food, the the table as a gathering place. The captivity in which he is held Rebel reminds one that retains the workers at the plant. Finally she sees in her performance, she must show great humility before the wolf, a gesture of repair the rift between man and beast, born of prejudice that have occurred over the centuries on the Wolf, considered a dangerous predator, inherently evil. Adrienne
Luce said he developed a strong attachment to the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, which allows him to develop his practice in situ on art and nature, and pursue reflection on the coast which is the subject of his thesis.
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