Artist Statement:
The Dazzling Ghost of the Sinking Cutter is a visual tragicomedy in three acts, each exploring a different facet of the unraveling of a queer relationship. Act I, A Scuttling Feeling, will consist of mosaic works.

The project reflects on my relationship with foreignness and the strategies I’ve unsuccessfully used to protect myself from both perceived and actual threats. It responds to the impulse to seek refuge in institutional power as a way to counter new-found vulnerability. It also speaks to broader concerns about the viability of craft, its ongoing deterioration and the use of antiquated techniques as a mode of storytelling.

Bio:
Maxime Jean Lefebvre is an interdisciplinary artist who works mainly with printmaking and ceramics. His work explores the tension between histories, stories, and systems of power, and is informed by his personal experiences as a foreigner in America.  

Born and raised in France, Maxime has been living in the US since 2017, in Providence RI. He holds an MFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design and a DNAP (Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts) from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Art de Bourges.