JULIE LEVESQUE

Arctic Fix

Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix I'
'Arctic Fix I', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
'Arctic Fix II', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix III'
'Arctic Fix III', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix IV'
'Arctic Fix IV', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix V'
'Arctic Fix V', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix VI'
'Arctic Fix VI', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix VII'
'Arctic Fix VII', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix VIII'
'Arctic Fix VIII', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix IX''
'Arctic Fix IX', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix - River I'
'Arctic Fix - River I', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)
Julie Levesque - 'Arctic Fix - River II'
'Arctic Fix - River II', 2022, photograph, vellum, thread, 11 x 14" (framed)

'Arctic Fix'

My recent body of multimedia work focuses on the frustration and inability to impact change each of us feels as individuals in the face of global warming. Images of receding ice sheets in the Arctic and wildfires in the media left me feeling helpless but also struck by the uplifting beauty of those icy, white landscapes. Snapping images from my television screen, I printed them and started stitching them together in a fit of frustration. They lead to this body of work that recognizes that while she couldn’t fix the problem of climate change alone, I could harness the beauty to make work that sparks concern and conversation.