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1221 Amor is a video combining live action with 3D animation. It explores issues of narrative in a work of fiction that has no protagonists and relies on matter and its processes of transformation. The story centers on the relationships between different mineral states, such as rock, bone, and fossil. In the three sequences that make up 1221 Amor, different temporalities merge to create a compressed, indefinite timeframe that runs counter to our traditional linear representation of time. The sounds and images have been produced from pseudo-scientific experiments and use the narrative codes of catastrophe films.

Nourished by the cinema, visual arts, literature, and philosophy, Julie Tremble uses video to explore the materiality of emotions and the narrative potential of natural elements. She has a Master’s degree in Cinema Studies from the Université de Montréal (Montréal, 2005) and a Bachelor’s degree combining cinema and philosophy (Montréal, 2000). Her work has been shown in artist-run centres, galleries, and various festivals across Canada. In 2013, she received the Prix du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) for the best work of art and experimentation at the 31st Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. Her videos are distributed by Groupe Intervention Vidéo (GIV). She currently lives and works in Montréal. Julie Tremble is represented by Joyce Yahouda Gallery.