Professor Norman Cornett
Curator of the exhibition "The Body in Question?"
For the exhibition "The Body in Question?" presented at Galerie Éclats 521 in August 2025, Norman Cornett signed a bold and profoundly humanist curatorial approach. His choice of works, at the crossroads of photography, painting, and social engagement, reflects his desire to create a space where bodies express themselves in their plural truth. By giving voice to the fluidity of identities, embodied memory, and the aesthetic tensions of the present, he makes this exhibition a true place of dialogue, faithful to his conviction that "art is a bridge between consciousnesses."
The film "Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?" directed by Alanis Obomsawin. A feature-length documentary produced as a tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor celebrated by dozens of students who appreciated his unconventional but powerful teaching methods, who was controversially dismissed from his teaching position in 2007. This documentary is being released by the National Film Board of Canada.
Interview with Professor Norman Cornett, curator of the exhibition "The Body in Question?", presented at Galerie Éclats 521 in August 2025