Brigitte Henry is not unlike an artsy mad scientist. The local photographer's latest project, Waterproof, combines painting, underwater photography, music, original costumes on live models and more. Waterproof is, in a nutshell, an exhibit and an underwater photography book that comes with a CD of original music. "The idea is to use water to make people float and fly," Henry explains. The book of the same name (published by l'Effet Pourpre) features folks floating and twisting in front of various trompe l'oeuil paintings by artists Patrick Bernatchez and Marc Pherand.
"The themes are as diverse a mermaid, someone falling from the sky, an angel and a hurricane," Henry says. "I commissioned the paintings that appear in my photos, telling the artists the themes and they went with it." Her sister Céline Henri made the costumes the swimming models wear. Using samples from just about every musical genre you can think of, Patrick Watson composed nine songs inspired by the works in Waterproof--the result is an eerie, beautiful, dreamy soundtrack which comes with the equally enchanting book. At the exhibit, the costumes are on dummies in front of the paintings and underwater photos, plus, peek at a video of a kinky underwater, arty pool party! At Salle Tremblay-Monet, 460 Ste-Catherine W., #300, Dec. 20-28. Info: 393-0844.
Brigitte Henry is not unlike an artsy mad scientist. The local photographer's latest project, Waterproof, combines painting, underwater photography, music, original costumes on live models and more. Waterproof is, in a nutshell, an exhibit and an underwater photography book that comes with a CD of original music. "The idea is to use water to make people float and fly," Henry explains. The book of the same name (published by l'Effet Pourpre) features folks floating and twisting in front of various trompe l'oeuil paintings by artists Patrick Bernatchez and Marc Pherand.