RESIDENCE emergence

Alexis Riverin

January 11 - February 21, 2027

Adélard is pleased to welcome Alexis Riverin to Frelighsburg As part of Emergences , its new program for young artists on the path to professionalization, combining an initial residency experience, mentorship, and an exhibition, Emergence offers a unique context for experimentation, developing an artistic approach, and connecting with the local community.

A painter and textile artist based in Tiothià/Mooniyang (Montreal), Alexis pays particular attention to domestic fabrics, especially tablecloths, dish towels, and bed linens. From learning to paint in his grandmother's kitchen to working in fine dining restaurants, the table has been the common thread in his artistic exploration. He approaches it as a place of community and care, but also as a space governed by rules, hierarchies, and gender codes.

At the house of Adélard Alexis will continue a research project begun with the discovery of unraveling, a technique that involves removing certain threads from a fabric to reveal new patterns. Dishcloths inadvertently brought home from his job as a waiter became the first medium for this exploration. By unraveling words from them, he transforms these everyday objects into surfaces on which to examine the gestures and human relationships that structure work in the restaurant industry.

Through the words "fire," "knives," "chiefs," and "emergency," whose military connotations and links to a culture of violence and abuse he explores, Alexis seeks to create a dialogue between the words "fire," "knives," "chiefs," and "emergency": folding, wiping, starting again. His textile work thus invites us to reconsider the gestures of service and to recognize in them a form of care and attention to others.

Throughout their residency, the artist will benefit from the support of the management and artistic committee of Adélard An end-of-residency exhibition, planned for March 2027 as part of the Emergences program, will allow the public to discover the results of this research.

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