Critical Distance DIRECTORY Katherine Melançon

Katherine Melançon’s practice is interested in the intersection of the natural and the technological. More recently, she has been exploring non-human beings’ agency; what could become of the world of art, if it was created with non-human people? Often using the starting point of scanography of natural specimens, she plants these new seeds in various materials, exploring images’ fluidity through cycles of metamorphosis between physical and digital soils. Katherine holds an MFA from Central Saint-Martins in London, UK, and a BA in digital media from Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada. Her work has been exhibited in Canada, the USA and Europe. In 2022, she was named on the Sobey Art Award long list. She lives and works in Montreal.

Image: Katherine Melançon, Nature morte Un million d’horizons (detail), 2017, laser-engraved ceramic, 10 x 13.5 in. Photo: Jean-Michel Seminaro.