Karoline Georges
Canadian artist and writer (1970-)
Karoline Georges (born 22 June 1970) is a Canadian novelist and multidisciplinary artist from Quebec. Her work spans literature, visual arts, digital art, video and immersive installation. Her novel De synthèse won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.
She studied art and film at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, and art history at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her debut novel, La Mue de l'hermaphrodite, was published in 2001, and she has since published novels, short stories, poetry and children's literature.
De synthèse won the Prix Jacques-Brossard in 2018. It was selected for the 2019 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by broadcaster Manal Drissi.
Artistic practice
In addition to her literary work, Georges has developed a multidisciplinary artistic practice involving sound and kinetic poetry, photography, choreography, video installation and digital media. Her work has been presented internationally in festivals, biennials and exhibitions devoted to contemporary art, digital media and video poetry.
Her video work Repères combines architectural landscapes with poetic fragments, creating a videopoetic encounter between documentary imagery, fiction and virtual presence.
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