Florence Giroux Gravel is a multidisciplinary artist who graduated from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in art sciences and visual arts (master’s degree) and from the New York University in studio art (certificate). She has exhibited in Canada, the United States, Iceland and France, notably at Carvalho Park, the Plural Fair, the Paper Fair, the Marius-Barbeau Museum, the AMF Gallery and the Galerie Bernard. His works are part of numerous private collections and the Claridge Inc. and Ubisoft collections. Florence is the recipient of three Première Ovation scholarships (Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Manif d'art, Ville de Québec), one for Mentorat en art public (2020) and two in Création de projet (2022 and 2023). Florence is part of the File of artists of the Policy for the Integration of Arts in Architecture (1%) and of government and public sites in Quebec. Florence lives and works in Quebec (Canada).

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Between minimalism and reconquest of the trace of corporality in the art object, the Ears series declines a multiplicity of possibilities. This also refers to a synesthetic dimension: the ears of Florence Giroux Gravel are glued on panels in the manner of paintings. But what happens when we observe an organ, itself listening to us? What is the noise of the viewer apprehending the work? The sensory and perceptual boundaries blur. To these questions is added the issue of space, of the sculptural aspect of these pieces which complicate the apparent flatness of the compositions. We are constantly lost between the frontal space of these and the tactile sensuality of the ears arranged in this way, similar to jewelry or heavenly dishes.