{"id":228,"date":"2026-09-02T13:27:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lilianekeeler.com\/projets\/lacrimosa-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:27:05","slug":"lacrimosa","status":"publish","type":"projet","link":"https:\/\/lilianekeeler.com\/en\/projects\/lacrimosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacrimosa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lacrimosa<\/em>, \u201cdays of\u00a0tears,\u201d draws on\u00a0the\u00a0memory of\u00a0the\u00a0First World War\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0traces it\u00a0left, in\u00a0collective history as\u00a0well as\u00a0in\u00a0family stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across its\u00a0four series (Lacrimosa<\/em>, Hope<\/em>, Vimy<\/em> and\u00a0Peace<\/em>), the\u00a0exhibition traces a\u00a0movement from the\u00a0pain of\u00a0remembrance toward a\u00a0form of\u00a0solace. Ink\u00a0and\u00a0acrylic are\u00a0layered like strata of\u00a0memory, between the\u00a0familiar and\u00a0the\u00a0unknown, between ordeal and\u00a0regained peace. More\u00a0than a\u00a0historical commemoration, Lacrimosa<\/em> is\u00a0a\u00a0meditation on\u00a0what is\u00a0passed down to\u00a0us\u00a0by\u00a0those who\u00a0came before us\u00a0\u2013 and\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0fragility of\u00a0what seems, on\u00a0the\u00a0surface, unchangeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through these works, the\u00a0project evokes absence, mourning and\u00a0the\u00a0fragility of\u00a0lives upended by\u00a0war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This exhibition was\u00a0presented at\u00a0the\u00a0Universit\u00e9 du\u00a0Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0\u00a0Rimouski, the\u00a0Ottawa Public Library, the\u00a0Biblioth\u00e8que multiculturelle de\u00a0Laval and\u00a0the\u00a0Biblioth\u00e8que Claude-Henri Grignon in\u00a0Longueuil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ink\u00a0and\u00a0acrylic on\u00a0paper \u2014 54H \u00d7 44W cm\u00a0(framed), 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lacrimosa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\"Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa \u2013 1<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa \u2013 2<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa \u2013 3<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa \u2013 4<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa \u2013 5<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\"Hope
Hope \u2013 1 (Esp\u00e9rance \u2013 1)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Hope
Hope \u2013 2 (Esp\u00e9rance \u2013 2)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Hope
Hope \u2013 3 (Esp\u00e9rance \u2013 3)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Hope
Hope \u2013 4 (Esp\u00e9rance \u2013 4)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Hope
Hope \u2013 5 (Esp\u00e9rance \u2013 5)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Vimy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\"Vimy
Vimy \u2013 1<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Vimy
Vimy \u2013 2<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Vimy
Vimy \u2013 3<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Vimy
Vimy \u2013 4<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Vimy
Vimy \u2013 5<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Peace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\"Peace
Peace \u2013 1 (Paix \u2013 1)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Peace
Peace \u2013 2 (Paix \u2013 2)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Peace
Peace \u2013 3 (Paix \u2013 3)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Peace
Peace \u2013 4 (Paix \u2013 4)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
\"Peace
Peace \u2013 5 (Paix \u2013 5)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A\u00a0Family History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At\u00a0the\u00a0heart of\u00a0this reflection on\u00a0memory and\u00a0disappearance there is\u00a0also a\u00a0family story. This\u00a0photograph of\u00a0my\u00a0grandfather and\u00a0my\u00a0father, taken after the\u00a0First World War, bears witness to\u00a0an\u00a0intimate memory that joins collective history. It\u00a0places Lacrimosa<\/em> within a\u00a0history that is\u00a0at\u00a0once personal and\u00a0universal, where the\u00a0traces of\u00a0the\u00a0past continue to\u00a0resonate in\u00a0the\u00a0present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\u00a0grandfather, William Wesley Keeler, who\u00a0served in\u00a0Britain and\u00a0France with the\u00a0224th<\/sup> Forestry Battalion, and\u00a0my\u00a0father, Ernest Keeler. Photo\u00a0taken in\u00a0Brockville, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"William
William Wesley Keeler and\u00a0Ernest Keeler, Brockville, Ontario<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shattered Memories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Born from a\u00a0reflection begun with Lacrimosa \u2013 4<\/em>, Shattered Memories<\/em> transposes the\u00a0fragile traces of\u00a0memory into mosaic. Fragments\u00a0of\u00a0marble and\u00a0slate scatter, intersect and\u00a0recompose, like memories that, despite time and\u00a0absence, continue to\u00a0leave their mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Shattered
Shattered Memories (Souvenirs \u00e9clat\u00e9s)<\/em>, 2017 \u2014 marble, slate \u2014 29H \u00d7 22W cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Solitary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Solitary<\/em> evokes the\u00a0silent experience of\u00a0isolation, that inner space where presence in\u00a0the\u00a0world grows more fragile. The\u00a0tesserae, assembled in\u00a0a\u00a0dense, luminous material, give form to\u00a0a\u00a0solitude that is\u00a0both intimate and\u00a0universal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Solitary
Solitary (Solitaire)<\/em>, 2014 \u2014 smalti, ceramic \u2014 61H \u00d7 46W cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Grey Hour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by\u00a0Ozias Leduc\u2019s\u00a0L\u2019Heure mauve<\/em>, The\u00a0Grey Hour<\/em> is\u00a0part of\u00a0a\u00a0reflection on\u00a0cultural heritage and\u00a0transmission. By\u00a0revisiting in\u00a0my\u00a0turn the\u00a0landscape of\u00a0Mont Saint-Hilaire, I\u00a0seek to\u00a0bring memory, territory and\u00a0a\u00a0contemporary gaze into dialogue. This\u00a0work thus joins the\u00a0exhibition Lacrimosa<\/em> in\u00a0its\u00a0reflection on\u00a0memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0work was\u00a0presented at\u00a0Galerie Jean-Letarte, Boucherville, Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The\u00a0Grey Hour (L\u2019heure grise)<\/em>, 2017 \u2014 ink, acrylic \u2014 97H \u00d7 67W cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Robert Gosselin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0meditation on\u00a0the\u00a0memory of\u00a0the\u00a0First World War\u00a0and\u00a0on\u00a0what is\u00a0passed down to\u00a0us\u00a0by\u00a0those who\u00a0came before us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":99,"template":"","meta":{"lk_annee":"2015","lk_medium":"","lk_lieu":"","lk_video":"","lk_cadrage":""},"class_list":["post-228","projet","type-projet","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilianekeeler.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projet\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilianekeeler.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projet"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilianekeeler.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projet"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilianekeeler.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilianekeeler.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}