Booksadedek/Pokesudie
Place of a small passage between the rocks
Artists
Paul Ouellette
Patricia Dunnett
Pokesudie.
In 1760, the last Acadian rebellious on the privateer of Sieur de Saint-Simon went around Pokesudie to resist in a place who will become Saint-Simon.
Pokesudie: small channel or place of a small way between the rocks.
Smelt, they say it’s the best one.
Quahogs and clams, the tastiest, according to the rumour.
The biggest mosquitos according to some people.
But the peat bogs of the Pointe-à-barnèches are not working anymore.
And the magnificent lighthouse of the Pointe-à-Marcel became a mirage.
Pokesudie: fishing ties between the shores of Shippagan and those of Lamèque.
Family ties also.
Pokesudie : fresh herring, white line at the horizon, pile on the shore.
Disappears in phosphorus to evoke Le Feu du Mauvais Temps.
There are some legends on the makers of potato beer.
And the lost hope of a harbour in deep water.
Pokesudie, small piece of heaven where space is king.
With Zacharie Doiron’s small island where the herds relaxed.
With his magenta blueberries, blue pearls in the morning dew.
Pokesudie in his safe cocoon where the singing of the diver breaks through.
Catches our attention with the perfume of the wild rose bushes.
And the amorous trance of the mysterious road.
Paul Ouellette
Caraquet, N.B.
Paul Ouellette is native from Caraquet where he lives and creates works inspired by the maritime landscape of the region, but also by drawing symbolism that goes far beyond the country's borders. Indeed, the imagination of this artist is enriched by the numerous trips he has made around the world. Paul Ouellette creates multicultural works rich in personal symbols. The sea and the human being in relation with the nature that surrounds him are among the themes of choice of this artist.
This prolific artist has had numerous exhibitions including, in 2008, the solo exhibition Faces and Fossils at the Bernard-Jean Art Gallery of the Caraquet Cultural Centre. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions. In 2009, he participated in the exhibition Irréductibles racines with the group Existe. He also participated in the exhibition’s Mes amours, mes agrès and Mordre la lumière, also presented at the Bernard-Jean Art Gallery. In 2010, he participated in the Salon des artistes français (ALAF) presented at the Giacobetti Paul Gallery. In 2011, Paul Ouellette was part of an exhibition entitled La lumière humaine presented in New York. The artist has also exhibited his work at various venues around the world including the Salon de l'art français in Hyères, France in 2018, Les Arcs-sur-Argens on the French Riviera in 2007, and at the Musée Louis-Roston in Cannes, to name a few.
In the summer of 2010, he participated in the installation work La falaise attend, la marée s'ennuie in collaboration with artist Denis Lanteigne. This work was installed on an outdoor site near the Carrefour de la mer in Caraquet.
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The work he created for the exhibition Irreducible Roots is inspired by the Mi'kmaq origin of the name "Pokesudie".
The territory of Pokesudie spreads out in a long, tapered point and gives off a concentrated energy. In his work, Paul Ouellette insists on the notion of freedom that emerges in him when he contemplates this landscape to which he associates the irreducible character of life. The two rocks that appear in the painting take the place of plumes in this somewhat secluded corner of the world, like an immutable representation of the consciousness of a peaceful life that inhabits the heart of man from all eternity.
Patricia Dunnett
First Nation
Red Bank, N.B.
Patricia Dunnett is from Red Bank First Nation in New Brunswick. An accomplished artist, her work can be seen in many First Nations communities in New Brunswick.
She often incorporates birch bark and porcupine needles into her creations. Metal and cedar are also used in some of her creations. This artist is particularly known for her creative integration of materials taken from nature.
Patricia Dunnett's talent has been recognized by the Canada Council for the Arts and her work continues to be seen in many First Nations communities.
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The work she created for the exhibition Irreducible Roots is inspired by the Mic'maq origin of the name "Pokesudie".