BIO
Simon Letourneau (b. 1982, France) is a photographer and musician living and working in Toronto, Canada, with his wife, son, and two cats.
He holds a MFA and a Bachelor of Arts from l’Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux (2006 and 2004 respectively).
He is part of international photographers collective Get the Picture.
His work consists of different series exploring the ideas of strangeness in the vernacular,
blurred memories, the confusion of perception, nostalgia and posture, warped visions,
the stream of consciousness drowned in time and space,
while only kitsch artefacts will remain, for a little while longer…
A human being with a set of eyes out in the real world.
SHOWS
2020 - Landmarks - Solo show, Likely General, Toronto, Can. See the gallery here.
2016 - Surface - Group show curated by Ruiz-Stephinson, Plan 8 Gallery, Paris, Fr.
2013-14 - Recollection - Group show curated by Damien Lafargue, Superette Gallery, Paris, Fr.
2014 - Abstract Canada - The series was published in the 2014 Vice Photo Issue.
ARTISTS’ BOOKS AND EDITIONS
2021 - “Halloween 2020” - Self-published, 36 pages, 39 monochrome photographs on 60gsm newsprint, 50 hand numbered copies.
2020 - “Graffiti on a fallen tree” - 4”x6” postcard, 50 hand numbered copies.
2020 - “Flower Tire” and “Touch of Class” - 6”x9” postcards, 50 copies each, hand numbered.
2020 - Landmarks - Self-published, 28 pages, 28 colour photographs, 10 hand numbered copies.
2013 - Café Bar - Self-published, 116 pages, 107 colour photographs, 5 hand numbered copies.
2012 - Route 66 - Self-published, 42 pages, 39 colour photographs, 5 hand numbered copies.
COMMISSIONS
2012- “Four days on the road with the Magnetix”. Commission. Series documenting a four day road trip following punk band the Magnetix playing shows across France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
2011 - “Where do you from come?” - Commission. Series documenting the collaboration between synth punk band Cheveu and artist Yroyto at Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration.
2011 - Drogue Electrique - A photograph of mine was used for the inner sleeve of the Magnetix “Drogue Electrique” LP, Born Bad Records.
BLOG
2013 -”Drifting across the USA” . Visual diary consisting of photographs taken with a broken Iphone 4.