The Path of Ashes
Join us on Thursday, September 5th, for the screening of “The Path of Ashes,” a documentary by the David McGregor and Forrest McGregor.
“The Path of Ashes” is a contemplative portrait of wood-fired ceramic artist Bibi Clement. The film unfolds over two years, following Clement in her home and studio while also observing the connection between the seasons and landscape in her practice. “The Path of Ashes” is a study of the ways in which an artist lives in a reciprocal relationship with their work.
David McGregor and Forrest McGregor are filmmakers and artists living and working in Goodfare, AB.
🌟 Event Highlights:
🕣 8:30 pm Q&A with the Filmmakers and artist Bibi Clement
🎥 9:00 pm Outdoor Screening
📍 Venue: Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Westside Concourse Area, 99 St and 103 Ave
The documentary is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Bring your friends, grab some popcorn, and join us for a night of art and inspiration.
The event is free and open to everyone!
Event is sponsored by Freshly Squeezed Entertainment.
Location
The film screening will take place at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Westside Concourse Area (pictured here), on the corner of 99 St and 103 Ave.
Bring your friends and join us for a night of art and inspiration.
The event is free and open to everyone!
We can’t wait to see you there!
Please Note….
Just a few housekeeping notes to ensure everyone has a wonderful and comfortable evening:
- The duration of the film is 45 minutes.
- Free parking is available on the street and the gravel parking lots north and south of the Montrose Cultural Centre.
- General seating. There are no assigned seats.
- There will be no public access to washrooms after 9 pm. The Montrose Cultural Centre will close at its regularly scheduled time.
- The book, “Bibi: A Life in Clay” will be for sale for $20 (cash only) before the Q&A portion and after the film concludes.
- The Gallery is providing complimentary popcorn, cookies, water and pop.
- Seating will be provided, but guests are welcome to bring their own comfortable chair, like a camping chair or lawn chair.
- Please dress appropriately and bring any clothing or blankets you need to be comfortable outside.
- In the event of poor weather conditions, the film screening will move indoors.
About the Filmmakers
David McGregor is an artist and filmmaker from Goodfare, Alberta. He studied film at the University of Manitoba and holds a Master’s of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. In his art and film practice he focuses on themes of time, memory, ecology and the subtle moments that shape our lives and the environment.
Forrest McGregor is a dedicated wood-fired ceramics enthusiast, and lover of many other artforms as well. She has also been working on film and photography projects on and off for over fifteen years.
About Bibi Clement
Biography from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Permanent Collection
Born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, ceramic artist Bibi Clement has lived, worked and studied in France, Algeria and Canada. She studied sculpture in clay at Red Deer College; ceramics at Malaspina College in Nanaimo, British Columbia; apprenticed with a studio potter in Amsterdam; and studied watercolour and sculpture workshops in Paris. Bibi is also a professional dancer.
An extremely dedicated potter, Bibi has become an expert in wood-firing and takes great pride and pleasure in firing her pieces in her custom made kiln – one that has travelled with her to many locales. Although precarious, the wood-firing process produces interesting and unique finishes for her stunning pieces. Eastern art and philosophy are essential to Bibi’s life, as demonstrated by her simple approach to pottery that honours Japanese ceramic tradition. Inspired by the people and experiences in her life, both positive and negative – Bibi’s work is sometimes functional, but always expressive and aesthetically beautiful.
Bibi taught clay workshops in British Columbia and Alberta. Her work has been exhibited in Western Canada, and many of her pieces reside in private and public collections all over the world, including in Japan, China, Malaysia, England, Denmark, Switzerland, France, the United States and Canada. Bibi now lives near Hythe, Alberta.
Purchase the Book “Bibi: A Life in Clay”
The book, “Bibi: A Life in Clay” will be for sale for $20 (cash only) before the Q&A portion and after the film concludes.
Documents the life and work of Bibi Clement, a remarkable Dutch-Canadian maker of traditional Japanese pottery, living and working in northwestern Alberta. Published in 2009, to accompany the exhibition Vigil of Angels at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie (Alberta), Bibi: A Life in Clay illustrates and documents the remarkable life of Bibi Clement, whose skill and accomplishment in ceramics as well as her traditional Japanese kilns attract potters from around the world to visit her in northwestern Alberta to make and fire their work with her. Works from all periods of her long career are illustrated, as are her remarkable kilns, and her home and family. Introductions by Yasuo Terada and Ross Bradley, text by the artist’s own daughter Dymphny Dronyk.
