“Settling down - Feeling Nature’s Breath” by Catherine Veilleux

“Settling down - Feeling Nature’s Breath” by Catherine Veilleux

Galerie Old Chelsea, Chelsea, Quebec

July 3 to 20, 2025, Wednesday to Saturday - noon to 6 pm; Sunday - noon to 5 pm

Vernissage: Saturday July 5, 1 to 3 pm

Galerie Old Chelsea is delighted to present the wonderful intimate nature photographs of Catherine Veilleux, who presented her magnificent exhibition “Entre-deux” two years ago.

As Veilleux tells us, "After ‘Entre-deux’, which has guided my gaze over the last few years, I'm now presenting images in which one settles down - not by fleeing the tumult, but by embracing it. Anchoring oneself in instability is a fluid dance, and my photographs, imbued with minimalism, reflect this inner journey: they invite us to relax, to breathe, to gently connect with nature'.

Typically composed of two colours, sometimes just one, and largely immersed in blur, her images leave room for the essential, for sensation rather than definition. Mounted on wooden panels and protected by a natural finish, they offer themselves without barriers, without glass, to offer a direct, intimate - almost tactile - presence to the viewer.

At a time of ever-increasing visual noise and constant urgency, Settling Down offers something rare: a quiet, open invitation to linger in complexity and find calm there. An exhibition not to be missed!

Galerie Old Chelsea is a collective of regional artists located in the beautiful Gatineau Hills above award-winning Les Fougères restaurant situated at 783 route 105, Chelsea, Québec, J9B1P1.

www.galerieoldchelsea.ca; Facebook: Galerie Old Chelsea (on Route 105, not on Scott) & Instagram
For information contact Anne Swiderski at 819 827 8504 swiderski.anne@gmail.com