20 images Created 5 Oct 2013
Carré rouge : Droit de parole
For me, the Quebec student strike of 2012 was a historic battle, pitting politically astute and organized Quebec youth against a state apparatus willing to use extraordinary measures of violence to crush their movement. The innumerable hours I spent in the streets documenting these events left me with my first taste of PTSD, great respect for the intelligence of Quebec's youth, and a deeper understanding of the functioning and potential impact of civil disobedience.
I took thousands of photographs during the strike, often described as the most significant social movement in Quebec history. Throughout my shooting of this 6-month drama, I combined photojournalism with portraiture and interviews. Some of these photographs ended up in a major collaborative exhibition entitled "Carré rouge : droit de parole" that I developed with Montreal photographer Philippe Montbazet. It first showed at the Maison de la culture de Côte-des-neiges in Montreal in 2013, and then again at the Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay in 2014.
I took thousands of photographs during the strike, often described as the most significant social movement in Quebec history. Throughout my shooting of this 6-month drama, I combined photojournalism with portraiture and interviews. Some of these photographs ended up in a major collaborative exhibition entitled "Carré rouge : droit de parole" that I developed with Montreal photographer Philippe Montbazet. It first showed at the Maison de la culture de Côte-des-neiges in Montreal in 2013, and then again at the Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay in 2014.
