Browse Collection

Year Created

2021

Year Acquired

2026

Surfaces

Paper

Medium

Giclée (inkjet) print

Art Forms

Photograph

Mackerel fishing

by: Julie D’Amour-Léger


Digital photograph, inkjet printing on cotton paper  


From 2020 to 2022, I devoted three years to photographing sixteen types of fishing as well as oyster farming. My approach first focused on highlighting the human dimension of this world: each image shows the women and men who work at sea, captured in the constancy of their gestures and the ever‑changing reality of their maritime environment.


As this work progressed, I became aware of the fragility of this world. Climate change, the migration of marine species, and the marked decline of certain resources are already threatening the future of fisheries. I therefore see this project as an act of memory, where the artistic approach also becomes a way of bearing witness, preserving knowledge, and documenting a world in transformation. From this perspective, my artistic gaze also intersects with an anthropological dimension.


Small julie d amour leger Julie D’Amour-Léger

Originally from Caraquet in northeastern New Brunswick, D’Amour‑Léger discovered photography at the age of twelve and learned the fundamentals of darkroom work. She continued her studies at the Université de Moncton and Concordia University in Montréal, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1986.  


She returned to her hometown in 2007, drawing inspiration from the maritime landscape and local birdlife for her exhibitions De ma fenêtre (2015) and Corneilles: Noir sur blanc (2017), presented in several galleries across New Brunswick. From 2020 to 2022, she carried out a project focused on the world of fisheries, culminating in the exhibition and book Cap sur les pêches (2023), which document her discoveries over three years of field expeditions.