Amour is love

 

AMOUR IS LOVE is a cultural experience featuring artists from the LGBTQ+ community and in which BIPOC Montrealers from the community are at the heart of the narrative. This experience is intended to be a space for sharing and exchange, through an aesthetic that is both visual and narrative.

Amour is love (2018)

This second edition in the form of a panel moderated by Nene Myriam Konaté, hosted Canadian-Australian writer and artist Fariha Róisín. This panel focused on identity, self-love and acceptance, and was surrounded by a series of selected photos inspired by these topics.

Collaboration: Never Apart, Lez Spread The Word, Fierté Montréal

 
 

Amour is love (2019)

This third edition included a photographic exhibition of the artist as well as a storytelling conversation moderated by GRIS Montreal. it was an experiential encounter in a safe, non-judgmental space where all voices are heard and respected. Each person was invited to share their personal story for 5 minutes while the audience applies radical and empathetic listening to the person sharing their personal experience of belonging to Montreal's LGBTQ+ community.

photo: Josie Desmarais

Collaboration: GRIS Montréal, Never Apart, Fierté Montréal