Technique
Hélène Mc Nicoll is a professional contemporary artist specializing in the 2D-3D use of plants.
Plants give her a particular joy: breathing them, touching them, mixing them. They offer infinite possibilities in contemporary art.
Plants react in their own way. Each has its own personality and sensitivity. No dialogue between them and the artist’s intention takes place in the same way. Water, the essential element of Life, acts as an intermediary between the artist and the plants.
The magical and graceful dance of all these actors creates a unique work of art every time.
Artistic Statement
Hélène Mc Nicoll’s work focuses on the existential relationship between Ourselves and Other Living Beings. She travels the cities and suburbs that are now the intersection zones where humans glimpse the entanglement between all that lives and survives.
Hélène frequently uses the imprint technique, which bears witness to an encounter at a precise moment in the existence of the Beings involved. She reduces the distance between reality and the work to a minimum, thus freeing us from the boundary between art and life.
Personal
Journey
“It happened when I was 6 or 7, playing in the forest of Canyon Sainte-Anne while my parents were developing the park. I felt interconnected with all Life around me. Since then, a part of me has retained this imprint…“
Having always been drawn to nature, Hélène studied Tourism Management and Intervention (UQAM) to take over the family business Canyon Sainte-Anne with her brother. She has also completed an MBA in Management at Laval University. She devoted 10 years working tirelessly with regional authorities to have the Canyon’s banks classified as a “conservation area”.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from Laval University (Canada), and also studied at the École supérieure d’art et design Marseille-Méditerranée (Marseille, France).
Since the sale of Canyon Sainte-Anne in 2019 to the Côte-de-Beaupré community, she has accumulated various experiences in the artistic field.
“I grew up and lived in Canyon Sainte-Anne, this exceptional forest park developed by my family over 53 years. I have devoted myself body and soul to protecting and introducing this world-class jewel to both local and international clientele. I’ve witnessed the strong cultural and symbolic bond that each people has with its Environment. Being an artist offers me a new way to continue my journey with Nature.”
