Upcoming Special Events
Title of exhibition:
À FLEUR DE PEAU — Portraits of Henna Body Art
Date:
To be confirmed
Location:
 
To be confirmed
Description:
Lumanessence is pleased to present À FLEUR DE PEAU: Portraits of Henna Body Art, a unique exposition displaying the henna and photographic artwork of creative-artist Luma R. Brieuc. This photo exhibition celebrates the art of henna by showing the beauty, complexity and diversity of this ancient art form, still so little known in spite of having been used to decorate the body for the past 8000 years, by numerous cultures across Europe, Africa and Asia.
 
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  Passed Special Events
Exhibition:
À fleur de peau
Date:
1st to 29th of May 2006
Location:
Montreal, Québec
Description:
Photo exposition. A double art where Luma R. Brieuc presents her unique talent for henna body art and photography.
     
Title of event:
Efflorescence
Date:
April 16th to April 26th, 2005
Location:
Montreal, Quebec
Description:
This performance which explores body decoration and adornment, will investigate cultural notions of beauty. Seated in shop windows at the various downtown performance locations, Ms. Andrea Vander Kooij will painstakingly embroider a dress for herself in Jacobean Blackwork designs. The embroidery will mirror similar designs previously applied with henna by professional henna-artist Luma R. Brieuc, onto Andrea's own body.
Title of event:
Women Sacred Art Exhibition
Date:
From June 13th to October 10th, 2004
Location:
Val-David, Quebec
Description:
This small but very original exhibition featured for the first time, Luma R Brieuc's henna photo art and Sonya De Bellefeuille's clay work, in celebration of the five major life passages in every woman's journey : birth, maidenhood, motherhood, ripehood and cronehood.