Émile Riopel
S’il le faut, je me réduirai en cendres pour être sûr que le vent m’emporte
09.11–10.24.2026
Current
Dennis Baril
MACHINES, NÉCESSAIRE ET SANDALES
11.23–12.17.1995
11.23–12.17.1995
Artist
Dennis Baril
“An exhibition bringing together various machines, inventions, and curiosities, including, among other things, an autarciophone—a veritable machine for listening to oneself speak, equipped with a spittle drain (a technical innovation in this field)—sandals for walking on eggshells, a machine for going around in circles, to name just a few.” D. BARIL
Taking an ironic look at the world of mechanics, Dennis Baril presents an exhibition composed of a series of devices and constructions whose unusual uses are often revealed after reading the title accompanying the work. Titles such as “Device for Talking to Oneself Eye-to-Eye,” “Necessary for Feeling Blue,” and “Machine for Listening to Oneself Speak” hint at the playful and essential element that this textual support represents for the overall understanding of these “ready-made”-like constructions that are Dennis Baril’s objects.
