Charcoal and Clay


Jean-Pierre Larocque

After spending 15 years in artistic and academic explorations at different American schools and universities, painter and ceramicist Jean-Pierre Larocque returned to Montreal at the turn of the 2000s. In this portrait film, Larocque opens his studio to viewers. The film shows the artist drawing on paper, making sculptures out of clay. This is a documentary about an artist of unfathomable sensitivity who shapes intriguing, enchanting works about the passing of time.