fabrics
paint
layers of fabric drift across the surface like fragments suspended in air, creating subtle shifts between opacity, light, and shadow. The nearly monochromatic palette gives the work a hushed and immaterial quality, where forms seem to appear and recede simultaneously. Its presence feels delicate and contemplative, evoking pause, suspension, and emotional quietude.
fabrics
paint
auburn surfaces surround a pale fractured form that feels suspended between concealment and exposure. The restrained palette and layered textures create a muted warmth, giving the work an intimate and timeworn presence. The piece evokes quiet reassurance through simplicity, where softness emerges from restraint rather than excess.
fabrics
paint
black layered surfaces absorb nearly all light, allowing texture and form to emerge only gradually. The restrained monochrome palette creates an atmosphere that feels severe yet refined, where subtle variations become charged with presence. The work carries a controlled intensity, balancing concealment and display, as though emotion has been carefully veiled beneath the surface.
fabrics
paint
pale layered fabrics unfold across the surface like shifting landscapes, maps, or windswept terrain. The monochromatic whites and softened creams create a feeling of vastness and quiet displacement, where the absence of strong color allows texture and movement to guide the eye. The work evokes a sense of yearning without destination, suspended between intimacy and distance, familiarity and escape.
fabrics
paint
intertwined fabrics spread across the surface like fragments caught mid-collapse, resisting any clear hierarchy or fixed reading. The pale tones and shifting folds create confusion between textile, shadow, and bodily form, allowing the eye to wander without resolution. The work feels instinctive and elusive, as though meaning is continuously forming and unraveling at the same time.
palo santo
paint
created in collaboration with Palo by aimée & mia using reclaimed wood remnants from their products, the work explores the meeting point between past materiality and renewed gesture. The soft whites and muted grey-blue tones settle into a grainy, mineral-like surface where texture becomes almost atmospheric.
emilie.larocque.eal@gmail.com
@eal_
Inspired by the beauty of organic and recycled materials, my work combines fabrics, dried flora, Japanese papers, resin, paint and found textiles to build layered surfaces that exist somewhere between painting and object. I often begin by collecting and arranging materials intuitively, selecting textures, transparencies, colors, and fragments before slowly assembling them into sculptural surfaces. Some works are sealed in resin to create a wet, preserved finish, while others remain raw and matte, allowing the materials to breathe more naturally.
I also create many custom pieces through a collaborative process where clients share moodboards, atmospheres, palettes, and references, allowing each work to emerge as something deeply personal and emotionally specific. Through texture, layering, and preservation, my practice seeks to capture fragile emotional states and transform them into physical spaces that can be felt, remembered and inhabited.
Oscillations - Tanthem
Montreal, Quebec
2024
Vivarium
Anna Babin
Montreal, Quebec
2021
Resin
Silicone
Latex
Tea staining
Wood
Japanese paper
Handmade paper
Tissue paper
Cotton fabric
Linen fabric
Mesh fabric
Layered textiles
Found textiles
Dried flowers
Organic matter
Plant materials
Pigment
Gloss medium
Gel medium
Modeling paste
Fabric draping
Surface layering
Embedded materials
Relief surfaces
Textile assemblage
Mixed media
Last Updated 24.10.31