Lost Between North and East

"The city welcomed me with open arms, but my soul belongs to the North."

I feel the crisp air of the North humming through my wool,
I’m cold, I shiver,
I start to reconsider why I left East.
I miss the sun, I miss my people.
But the air is easier to breathe here,
The fields, bloom with wildflowers,
The land, never-ending.
The people,
        I am lost within this group, although I feel that I belong to its nature.
Is nature enough?
I’m left with a bitters taste in my mouth, missing those who are like me, while knowing this land is my home.

Through the exhibition Lost Between North and East, the artists speaks of her troubles with belonging both to a place and to a community. After living in Ottawa for three years, she feels lost between two poles, she found herself in the people of the city, but did not feel at home in its environnement.​

This showcase is Marguerite Morin's first self-run solo exhibition. The artist hosted this one-night event outdoors in her hometown on August 26th, 2023. This experience allowed her to showcase her art within her community, to sell artwork (all works sold), to present poetry alongside her work for the first time, it allowed her to experiment with exhibiting outside of the gallery space, all the while getting the opportunity to speak of her work with strangers and friends.