Entre Nous is an homage to the cycles of life and nature. Created with the participation of the residents of the CHSLD Saint-Laurent and those of CHSLD Les Cèdres, this project was conceived up and implemented as part of la Politique d’intégration des arts à l’architecture et à l’environnment du Gouvernement du Québec. I am grateful to those who have supported this community-arts project within the framework of the 1% program.

This work is the result of a creative process of discovery. By sharing their stories and laughter, memories and their tears, their hopes and concerns, people who took part in this process have honored me with their trust.

Marie Acoury, Georgette Anawati, Cécile Anctil, Acher Avanessian, Helena Barakett, Estelle Beaudin, Anita Bélair Mathilde Bourdeau, Carman Brabant, Juliette Campagna, Pauline Carreau, Johanne Charles, Florence Chartier, Claire Coulombe, Hélène Dantzker, Laurent Demers, Simone Desjardins, Albert Drolet, Arsène Dubé, Josine Ducoron, Marielle Dufresne, Tanya Dumont, Florence, C. Evelyn, Viola Ferguson, Eugénie Forest, Rollande Fournier, Yolande Gozzo, Marie Grou, Paulette Guidon, Takla Habib, Marcel Hamel, Valérie Holubek, Nouhad Khalil, Georges Khayat Khalkhovian, Mathilde Khordoc, Labiba Khoury, Juliette Khouzam, Julie Kouri, Raymond Lafond, Alice Lamarche, Claire Lapierre, Pauline Lapointe, Doris Laporte, Odilie Latortue, Marie-Jeanne Lavigne, Pauline Lefebvre, Thérèse Leroux, Laurette Lessard, Marie-Anne Lessard, Germaine Michaud, Grace Ouzanian, Eva Pacquette, Martha Perez, Ida Perrin, Irène Pistono, Pauline Prévost, Blanche Proulx, Pollux, Antoine Rausis, Joséphine Rayes, Lorraine Riendeau, Marguerite Robbins, Gilberte Roy, Soad Sardi, Charlotte Sassine, Léontine Stettmaier, Simone St-Germain, Claire St-Onge, Marie-Paule Tremblay, Rose-Anna Vaillancourt, Mariette Valade, Lorraine Vaudry, Olga Winn, Yvette Zariffa

J’aimerais également remercier les personnes suivantes dont les conseils et l’assistance ont rendu ce projet possible :

Camille Bisson, Joceline Chabot, Ben P. Côté, Bubby Rosenbloom, Danièle Dontigny; Architectes Lemay et associés, Jocelyne Dupont, Faux-Cadres Canal, Christian Paul Gaudet, Yolande Desmeules Gaudet, Léa and Zev Neumark-Gaudet, Groupe Corlab; Jean-François Bleau, Yvon Délisle, Sylvie Ringuette and the entire team, Karen Huska, Katja MacLeod Kessin, Rose Khouri, Nathalie Lalonde, Monic Landry, Chantale Lapointe, Denis Lessard, Louis Léveillé, Margo Manikian, Jocelyne Morin, Yvette Nadeau, Manon Pouliot, Georgette Secours, Sylvie Thibaudeau, Claudine Thibouthot and Yolande Tremblay.

Entre Nous is a participatory community-based art project corresponding to the theme outlined by the Corporation d’hébergement du Québec as follows: The work will be presented as a tribute to life and nature in all its forms, colors and expressions – an affirmation of joie de vivre highlighting human achievement.

Proceeding from the attitude that the residents and individuals who participate in the life and programs of the CHSLD St Laurent / Les Cèdres are the ones most appropriate to animate the common space, the process was as much an exploration of community as creativity.