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Episode 2: Art, Accessibility, & MCS with Michel Dumont
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In this episode, Aaron speaks with Michel Dumont.
Michel is a queer, two-spirited, disabled, Métis artist who lives and works with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). He resides in Thunder Bay in northern Ontario, Canada.
A lot of Michel's art involves what he calls ‘faux taxidermy.' He makes beautiful, colourful animal objects — bears are some of his favourites — with found taxidermy and covers them over with discarded vintage tile. The results are fabulous mosaic pieces. Michel also creates wearable art using packing tape, mylar, cellophane and LED lights. His work has been exhibited at galleries across Canada.
In this podcast chat, Michel speaks about how he uses materials that are safer for him as a person with MCS, and that sometimes he’s been judged for his choices. He also talks about the challenges of exhibiting art as someone with MCS, how he draws on his Indigenous and Métis roots, and how his mother’s experiences as a survivor of the Indian Residential School System influence his creative practices.
The Canadian government and a number of churches removed and separated Indigenous children from their families and communities and forced them to attend residential schools. Most of the 139 Indian Residential Schools stopped operating by the mid-1970s, but the last federally-run school closed in the late 1990s. In recent years, the remains of hundreds of children have been found on the sites of former Indian Residential Schools.
Part of this episode deals with traumatic memories of past abuse. If you are a survivor of the Residential School System, you can call the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line anytime. The number is 1-866-925-4419.
Thank you for listening!
Links:
On Tokenization, Funding and Being an Indigenous Artist who is Differently Abled
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Special thanks to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation for its generous support of the podcast.
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Manage episode 327407622 series 3341885
In this episode, Aaron speaks with Michel Dumont.
Michel is a queer, two-spirited, disabled, Métis artist who lives and works with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). He resides in Thunder Bay in northern Ontario, Canada.
A lot of Michel's art involves what he calls ‘faux taxidermy.' He makes beautiful, colourful animal objects — bears are some of his favourites — with found taxidermy and covers them over with discarded vintage tile. The results are fabulous mosaic pieces. Michel also creates wearable art using packing tape, mylar, cellophane and LED lights. His work has been exhibited at galleries across Canada.
In this podcast chat, Michel speaks about how he uses materials that are safer for him as a person with MCS, and that sometimes he’s been judged for his choices. He also talks about the challenges of exhibiting art as someone with MCS, how he draws on his Indigenous and Métis roots, and how his mother’s experiences as a survivor of the Indian Residential School System influence his creative practices.
The Canadian government and a number of churches removed and separated Indigenous children from their families and communities and forced them to attend residential schools. Most of the 139 Indian Residential Schools stopped operating by the mid-1970s, but the last federally-run school closed in the late 1990s. In recent years, the remains of hundreds of children have been found on the sites of former Indian Residential Schools.
Part of this episode deals with traumatic memories of past abuse. If you are a survivor of the Residential School System, you can call the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line anytime. The number is 1-866-925-4419.
Thank you for listening!
Links:
On Tokenization, Funding and Being an Indigenous Artist who is Differently Abled
DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST AND WEBSITE DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE
The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images, and other material contained on this website are for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website. No material or information provided by The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, or its associated website is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or trea
If you like the podcast, please consider becoming a supporter!
- Support the podcast.
- Find the podcast on Patreon.
- If you like, please buy me a coffee.
Follow the podcast on YouTube! Read captions in any language.
Please follow the podcast on social media:
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Special thanks to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation for its generous support of the podcast.
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