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photo Andréa de Keijzer

photo Andréa de Keijzer

photo Andréa de Keijzer

photo Andréa de Keijzer

photo Andréa de Keijzer

photo Andréa de Keijzer

La marche nuptiale

2013, performance, 2 days


After their wedding in October 2012, Ariane Boulet and Eduardo Ruiz Vergara embarked on a long and arduous immigration journey to give Eduardo the possibility to live and work in Canada, as well as have access to Canadian healthcare. Motivated by their desire to find beauty in this alienating process, Ariane and Eduardo chose to transform their personal situation into an artistic proposal articulated around the theme of migration. They took on a long voyage, on foot, towards Bogota, the city where Eduardo was born. Their journey ended up totalling only 72 kilometres, from Montreal to the American border, where Eduardo was denied entry into the United States, while Ariane was authorised to continue on her way, certainly all the way to her destination. A photography exhibit and a performance were inspired by this trip to highlight the power of institutions on bodies and territory, making the return to the homeland – on foot – impossible.

"Separation comes from talking. There is space, footsteps, and another space." — Marina Abramovic

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Acknowledgments

subdirectory_arrow_right Catherine Lavoie-Marcus

Catherine Lavoie-Marcus

Dorian Nuskind-Oder

Nate Yaffe