Bonfires

Martin Bureau lives and works in Quebec City. He is interested in the dynamics of power systems facing their limits. These questions unfold through an interdisciplinary practice, between painting, video installation and documentary cinema. Her work has been exhibited at the Manif d'art 7 in Quebec, at the Biennial of video and new media in Santiago, Chile, at Gallery 3 in Quebec City, and many times at Galerie Lacerte in Quebec City and Montreal. still at the Nicolas Metivier Gallery in Toronto. His paintings are present in many public and private collections, including the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec, the cities of Montreal and Quebec, the National Assembly of Quebec, Caisses populaires Desjardins or Loto-Quebec. In 2009, he co-directed the documentary Une tent sur Mars, which was nominated for the Jutra Awards and the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois for the documentary of the year. In 2014, he completed a first short film on the issue of state separation walls, They did not ask anyone, premiered at the Raindance Films Festival in London. In 2015, he also directed a short film about the crazy world of demolition derbies, L'Enfer marche au gaz !, produced by the NFB and Spira. Presented as a world premiere at the festival Regard sur le court in Saguenay, he was subsequently selected in twenty events and festivals all over the West, including the Hot Docs in Toronto, Talent tout court in Cannes, the FCVQ in Quebec, Raindance in London or the Chicago International Film Festival. At the Gala Take It Short in 2016, he received three prizes, including Best Editing and Best Sound Design. He is currently pursuing his series of paintings and webdocs on state dividing walls, of which Bonfires is the second short film completed.