• Marking twenty years of collaboration between Martin Rondeau and Galerie LeRoyer, this retrospective brings together a body of work shaped...

     

     

    Marking twenty years of collaboration between Martin Rondeau and Galerie LeRoyer, this retrospective brings together a body of work shaped by a sustained investigation into the image as material.
     
    Working at the intersection of photography and object, Rondeau subjects the photographic surface to acts of cutting and reassembly, producing compositions that shift between structure and disintegration. Bodies emerge and recede, held in a state of tension where clarity is continually deferred.
     
    Spanning two decades of practice, the exhibition reflects both a deepening formal language and an ongoing dialogue with the gallery, grounded in continuity, precision, and a shared commitment to the evolution of the work.
    • Martin Rondeau, Heart of Glass, 2009
      Martin Rondeau, Heart of Glass, 2009
    • Martin Rondeau, Operias, 2014
      Martin Rondeau, Operias, 2014
    • Martin Rondeau, She's In Parties, 2010
      Martin Rondeau, She's In Parties, 2010
  • Born in 1970 in Joliette, Québec, Rondeau developed an early interest in photography, later refining his approach through training at...
    Born in 1970 in Joliette, Québec, Rondeau developed an early interest in photography, later refining his approach through training at Collège Marsan in Montréal. Initially working in fashion photography, he built a career through commercial campaigns and editorial work before shifting his focus toward a more experimental, studio-based practice. 
     
    This transition marked a decisive break from conventional image-making. Rather than treating photography as a fixed surface, Rondeau began to cut, weave, and reconstruct his own prints, developing a process that moves between photography, sculpture, and painting. His works operate through fragmentation, where the image is both constructed and destabilized, producing a space in which representation becomes uncertain.
     
    Across his practice, the human figure remains central, often partially obscured or reconfigured through this process. Themes of concealment, identity, and what remains unresolved recur throughout, as the image shifts from something seen to something physically built and continuously reinterpreted.
    • Martin Rondeau, The Kiss of Life, 2025
      Martin Rondeau, The Kiss of Life, 2025
    • Martin Rondeau, The Kiss of Death, 2025
      Martin Rondeau, The Kiss of Death, 2025
    • Martin Rondeau, The Sunset Kiss, 2025
      Martin Rondeau, The Sunset Kiss, 2025
    • Martin Rondeau, Stitch, 2025
      Martin Rondeau, Stitch, 2025
    • Martin Rondeau, Ponceau, 2024
      Martin Rondeau, Ponceau, 2024
    • Martin Rondeau, Glow-Up – Indigo, 2025
      Martin Rondeau, Glow-Up – Indigo, 2025
    • Martin Rondeau, 51ème Confession, 2015
      Martin Rondeau, 51ème Confession, 2015
    • Martin Rondeau, 66ème Confession, 2024
      Martin Rondeau, 66ème Confession, 2024
    • Martin Rondeau, 74ème Confession, 2025
      Martin Rondeau, 74ème Confession, 2025
    • Martin Rondeau, Halo, 2025
      Martin Rondeau, Halo, 2025
    • Martin Rondeau, Topaze, 2018
      Martin Rondeau, Topaze, 2018
    • Martin Rondeau, Horus, 2023
      Martin Rondeau, Horus, 2023