A look into the inner workings of the residences through the eyes of its artists
Dive into the captivating world of Mopao Mumu. After her experience at the PHI North residency, she delivers a dazzling performance, blending sensuality, softness and the unrivalled power of her spellbinding voice. In this video, Mopao shares her feelings and lessons learned from her residency, revealing the secrets of her creative process. Get ready to enter the intimate world of this fascinating artist!
Each year, the PHI North residency for Quebec musicians welcomes artists for two-week creative retreats in a riverfront loft in the Laurentian Mountains. This residency offers an opportunity to produce, explore, and experiment in a fully immersive, intimate, and peaceful setting within a nature-based recording studio.
We wanted to immortalize these moments by allowing the artists to share their feelings and discoveries. A journey to the heart of the residences through their eyes.
SONG
"Time Machine"
Written and performed by Mopao Mumu
Producer
DFresh Banger
ABOUT MOPAO MUMU
Montreal-based singer-songwriter from the Congolese diaspora, Mopao Mumu (She/her) grew up in South Africa and owns a sound that varies between several musical styles, with a focus on soul, RnB and Afrobeat. Influenced and deeply marked by great female musical figures who seem to have been forgotten by the great history of music on the black continent, Mopao Mumu wishes to highlight and celebrate their major contribution to African cultural and artistic heritage. Based in Montreal since 2011, Mopao Mumu made the decision to launch her musical career, in 2020, with the single “Take me”. Since then, she has performed at Ausgang Plaza, Belmont and Balattou. She has collaborated with well-known artists from the Montreal art scene such as Pierre Kwenders, DJ Karaba, Lou Phelps and Nico de Andrea.
PHI NORTH
PHI North offers musicians the opportunity to produce, explore, experiment, and refine their artistic project.
Selected participants are granted a two-week creative retreat at a riverside lodge in the Laurentian mountains featuring exclusive access to a recording studio with in-house engineer and technical assistance.
Specifically oriented for Quebec-based artists, this residency provides a much needed escape from the everyday in order for participants to completely immerse themselves in their artistry.
AN INITIATIVE MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF
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Gathering over forty recent works, DHC/ART’s inaugural exhibition by conceptual artist Marc Quinn is the largest ever mounted in North America and the artist’s first solo show in Canada
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Re-enactments
February 22 → May 25, 2008
Six artists present works that in some way critically re-stage films, media spectacles, popular culture and, in one case, private moments of daily life
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Sophie Calle: Take Care of Yourself
July 4 → October 19, 2008
This poetic and often touching project speaks to us all about our relation to the loved one
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Christian Marclay: Replay
November 30 → March 29, 2009
DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art is pleased to present the North American premiere of Christian Marclay’s Replay, a major exhibition gathering works in video by the internationally acclaimed artist
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Michal Rovner: Particles of Reality
May 21 → September 27, 2009
DHC/ART is pleased to present Particles of Reality, the first solo exhibition in Canada of the celebrated Israeli artist Michal Rovner, who divides her time between New York City and a farm in Israel
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Living Time
October 16 → November 22, 2009
The inaugural DHC Session exhibition, Living Time, brings together selected documentation of renowned Taiwanese-American performance artist Tehching Hsieh’s One Year Performances and the films of young Dutch artist, Guido van der Werve
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Eija-Liisa Ahtila: Int. Stage-Day
January 29 → May 9, 2010
Eija-Liisa Ahtila’s film installations experiment with narrative storytelling, creating extraordinary tales out of ordinary human experiences
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Jenny Holzer
June 30 → November 14, 2010
For more than thirty years, Jenny Holzer’s work has paired text and installation to examine personal and social realities