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Selected Works – Rachelle Bussières
Eclipse Mirror — From the solo show “Daydreams” at Robertson Arès, April-May 2025, in Montreal
Bussières’ practice operates at the intersection of photography and sculpture, where material experimentation becomes a means of rethinking photographic temporality.
Artist : Rachelle Bussières
Series : Selected Works
Solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” is now on view until January 17, 2026, at Bigaignon in Paris.
Time’s Measure (2pm Overcast, 1 minute) — From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
Light Portraits — From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
Sky Prints (Lavender Tangerine) — Curated by Caitlin Monachino from the Aldrich Museum, September-October 2025 at Ortega y Gasset
She employs lumen printing, one of photography’s earliest light-based processes, exposing light-sensitive silver paper to controlled and environmental light over durations ranging from seconds to several days. In these works, light, time, and environment function as active agents rather than tools, producing unique surfaces that register duration, contingency, and place. Through masking, shadowing, and selective exposure, Bussières constructs tonal and chromatic gradations—luminous blues, violets, pinks, and warm beiges—that emerge from the paper itself, situating the image as an index of temporal experience rather than representation.
Rise Cyan — From the solo show “Daydreams” at Robertson Arès, April-May 2025, in Montreal
Time’s Measure (Heat, Lightfold) — From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
Sea and Sky III — From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
Her work positions itself within a lineage that includes photograms, the Light and Space movement, Minimalism, and Color Field painting, engaging figures such as Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy not as points of reference but as sites of reactivation. By extending early photographic abstraction into a contemporary ecological and temporal framework, Bussières reframes photography as an event-based practice shaped by environmental conditions, human intervention, and chance. Bussières’ prints function as palimpsests of light and time—records of encounters rather than static images. Each work embodies a specific temporal situation in which natural forces and deliberate gestures converge, inviting sustained attention to the instability of perception, the passage of time, and the limits of photographic knowledge.
From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
Ciels (printemps) — From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
Air Print — From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
Time’s Measure (1 minute and 4 seconds) — From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
Two Light Glass — From the solo show “Daydreams” at Robertson Arès, April-May 2025, in Montreal
Wassaic II (glass) — From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
Amethyst Sky — From the solo show “Daydreams” at Robertson Arès, April-May 2025, in Montreal
Light Field (60 seconds) — From the solo show “And The Sky Will Follow” at Bigaignon, now on view until January 17, 2026, in Paris
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Rachelle Bussières is a French-Canadian artist based in New York whose practice investigates light, time, perception, and the material conditions of photographic representation. She holds an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, and her work has been exhibited across North America and Europe, including the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Turkey. She has participated in international residencies such as the Banff Centre, Penumbra Foundation, Headlands Center for the Arts, and Silver Art Projects. Her work is held in public and private collections including the Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago), Arter Contemporary Art Museum (Istanbul), and the SFMOMA Library. She has received numerous grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, was awarded second place in the Snider Prize from the Museum of Contemporary Photography, and was a finalist for the Aperture Portfolio Prize. She is the founder of LUMIERE NYC, a platform dedicated to experimental light-based photographic practices.
