Exhibitions
This Is Not a Metaphor
Blass’s exhibition at the Fonderie Darling explores the erotic tension that drives our desire to see, in which our recognition of a familiar object is therefore constantly vexed—excited—by an eruption of the unusual, a visual anomaly, an ambivalence between resemblance and dissemblance. Blass has deepened her interest in the sculptural potential of the photographic image, therefore her exhibition suggests a journey through the metamorphosis of the image as a sculptural skin.
Exhibition leaflet containing texts in accessible language.
Exhibition produced in partnership with Fonderie Darling.
The exhibition is made possible thanks to the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Valérie Blass, This Is Not a Metaphor, exhibition view presented at the Fonderie Darling as part of MOMENTA 2023. Photo: Mike Patten

Valérie Blass, This Is Not a Metaphor, exhibition view presented at the Fonderie Darling as part of MOMENTA 2023. Photo: Mike Patten

Valérie Blass, This Is Not a Metaphor, exhibition view presented at the Fonderie Darling as part of MOMENTA 2023. Photo: Mike Patten

Valérie Blass, This Is Not a Metaphor, exhibition view presented at the Fonderie Darling as part of MOMENTA 2023. Photo: Mike Patten

Valérie Blass, This Is Not a Metaphor, exhibition view presented at the Fonderie Darling as part of MOMENTA 2023. Photo: Mike Patten

Valérie Blass, This Is Not a Metaphor, exhibition view presented at the Fonderie Darling as part of MOMENTA 2023. Photo: Mike Patten