Born in Moncton in 1953, Raymonde April grew up in Rivière-du-Loup. Since the late 1970s, she has been recognized for her minimalist photographic practice, inspired by the day-to-day and situated at the junction of documentary, autobiography and fiction. Her methods and objects of study are defined by a cumulative, intuitive and precise approach. In her photographs, April captures the people and moments of her everyday life, transforming and magnifying them through a skilful manipulation of the formal qualities of the photographic image.

Raymonde April aslo co-founded one of Canada’s first artist-run centres, La Chambre Blanche, in Quebec City in 1978. In 1981, she moved to Montreal, where she taught photography at Concordia University from 1986 to 2019. Appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, she is also the recipient of Quebec’s highest distinction for the visual arts, the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas (2003) and the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Art Photography (2005).

For issue no. 144 (feature: The Grid), ESPACE is presenting Raymonde April’s work Chez le voisin, from the series “Grosse semaine” (2011), printed in 20 copies.

Raymonde April, Chez le voisin, from the series “Grosse semaine”, 2011. Inkjet print on Moab Entrada 300. 20 x 25.88 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

$120 CAD (including issue no. 144 of ESPACE art actuel + taxes and shipping costs). Each print (1/20) is individually signed and numbered.