Biography of Lucile Durand, writer (1930-2012)
Lucille Durand, known by the pen name Louky Bersianik, was a Quebec writer born in Montreal in 1930 and who passed away in 2012. A novelist, poet, and essayist, she was a key figure in Quebec feminism. Her major work, L’Euguélionne (1976), is considered the first major feminist novel in Quebec. She also wrote for radio, television, and children, blending commitment and creativity.
When your destiny can be read in my hand, then perhaps our love will last forever.
A poem-chair
“I adopted the chair, this familiar object, a few decades ago, at a time when I wanted to create art on a human scale in public spaces, while everywhere else people opted for the monumental: it is an object shaped like the body and serves the body. It is difficult to feel exclusive ownership of an object so universally shareable. It is mine when I occupy it, but if I leave it, someone else can claim it as their chair.” Michel Goulet, artist-sculptor
Le projet Prendre position
Prendre position is a sculpture-installation project of 47 chair-poems to mark the 100th anniversary of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris. They were installed in a flowered meadow created especially for the occasion by the campus estate service.
This artistic installation was conceived by the Quebecois artist-sculptor Michel Goulet, in collaboration with François Massut, founding director of the collective Poésie is not dead.
Each house on the campus is represented by a chair, thanks to a donation from the Maison des étudiants canadiens and the support of the Labrenne group. Each of the 47 chairs is a unique work.
