Special Opening: Jacinthe Loranger at the Château de La Napoule | OVNi Biennale 2026
Jacinthe Loranger, installation view of Qu’ils mangent de la brioche (Let Them Eat Cake), L’Œil de Poisson, Quebec City, 2026. Photo: Vincent Drouin.
As part of OVNi Biennale 2026, dedicated to the moving image, Quebec-based artist Jacinthe Loranger returns to the Château de La Napoule one year after her artist residency.
From November 15 to 29, 2026, discover a video installation that builds on the research she began at the Château, alongside several works created on site in 2025.
Drawing inspiration from Henry Clews’ sculptures and the Château’s archives, Jacinthe Loranger brings historical imagery, medieval illuminations, and contemporary digital culture into dialogue. Blending humor, the grotesque, and fantasy, she reimagines the Château’s history and visual world through a distinctive universe where fiction meets the uncanny.
More broadly, her practice explores the construction of beliefs, the circulation of images, and emerging digital mythologies. Working across drawing, ceramics, video, and artificial intelligence, she brings together references from different periods and cultures to question our relationship with images and the narratives that shape our perception of the world.
Practical Information
Dates: Sunday, November 15 to Sunday, November 29, 2026
Special Opening Hours:
- Friday to Sunday: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday, November 29: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
During this period, the Château’s gardens and ticket office will be exceptionally open to visitors.
Access to the artworks: Jacinthe Loranger’s installation is included in the Château’s regular admission ticket, whether you choose a garden admission ticket or a guided tour.
Guided Tours of the Château
Make the most of your visit by discovering the Château’s remarkable history and the story of American artists Henry and Marie Clews on a guided tour of its interior spaces.
Guided Tour Schedule:
- Sunday, November 15 at 3:00 PM
- Friday, November 20 at 3:00 PM (regular guided tour)
- Saturday, November 21 at 3:00 PM
- Sunday, November 22 at 3:00 PM
- Friday, November 27 at 3:00 PM (regular guided tour)
- Saturday, November 28 at 3:00 PM
- Sunday, November 29 at 10:30 AM
Guided Tour Admission:
- Full price: €8
- Reduced admission: €6
- Free admission applies according to the Château’s usual eligibility conditions.
Advance booking is required for guided tours. Payment must be made online when booking.
The regular Friday guided tours on November 20 and 27 have separate booking pages and are not included in the reservation link above. Visitors do not need to join a guided tour to discover Jacinthe Loranger’s works. They are also accessible with a gardens-only admission ticket (€4 per person).
Jacinthe Loranger in Pictures
Explore a selection of images offering a glimpse into Jacinthe Loranger’s artistic universe.
About the Artist
Learn More About the Artist
Visual artist Jacinthe Loranger develops a multidisciplinary practice combining drawing, ceramics, video, and artificial intelligence. Her research explores the construction of beliefs, conspiracy cultures, and the circulation of images, bringing historical iconography into dialogue with contemporary digital culture.
Through humor, the grotesque, and the uncanny, she examines the mechanisms of disinformation, emerging digital mythologies, and our relationship with truth.
Her work has been presented in several artist-run centers and exhibition spaces, including her solo exhibition Qu’ils mangent de la brioche / Let Them Eat Cake at L’Œil de Poisson in Quebec City, as well as at the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre and Galerie Simon Blais in Montreal in 2026.
She has also participated in several artist residencies, including one at La Napoule Art Foundation in fall 2025.
Jacinthe Loranger lives and works in Montreal.
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