Gab Bois: the multidisciplinary artist

@Carole Méthot

1. Hi Gab! Can you tell us a bit about yourself?

Gab Bois: Of course. I’m a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Montreal. My journey began in photography, in a purely intuitive way, without any formal training. Over the years, I’ve had both the desire and the opportunity to explore different mediums and expand the scope of my practice.

In 2021, I founded my creative studio. Today, supported by a team, we develop projects in photography, video, sculpture, object design, installation, and experience creation.

We collaborate with other artists, designers, brands, agencies, and institutions to imagine visual projects that can take many different forms, always guided by a playful and sincere approach. 

2. How would you describe your relationship with art? Have you always been passionate about it?

Gab Bois: I’ve always had a relationship with creation that is rooted in experimentation. As a child, I loved anything hands-on: drawing, building things outside, inventing worlds. I would make houses for the snails in the garden, themed hotels for stray cats, or even restaurants with flower salads and dirt cakes on the menu.

My father taught me to approach my passions as a self-taught learner. As an art history enthusiast, he often introduced me to different classical painters through educational stories disguised as tales, while we flipped through books filled with images we would choose together at the library.

Over the years, I think I’ve managed to preserve a kind of naive perspective in my relationship with art, one that remains open to a sense of wonder.

@Jodi Heartz & Alex Blouin

3. When did you discover your love for photography and art ?

Gab Bois: I don’t have a specific turning point where everything suddenly clicked. Even today, I often feel drawn to try new things without always knowing why. I quickly realized that my strength lies in ideas, and that each medium can become relevant in giving those ideas a tangible form.

It’s a love that has always existed within me, in more or less concrete ways, until it found its fullest expression through experimentation.

@Jodi Heartz & Alex Blouin

@Jodi Heartz & Alex Blouin

4. How do you choose the objects you create? What is your artistic process?

Gab Bois: In my personal practice, when there is no brief guiding the process, my approach remains quite simple. I work with subjects that draw me in at the moment: I let my current desires and tastes shape the path forward.

To stay connected to that impulse, I try to cultivate an inspiring daily life. This can take the form of a walk where I observe what’s on the ground (rocks, waste, organic elements), a visit to the grocery store where certain products become potential subjects, or films, images, and social situations that catch my attention.

5. You have gained an impressive number of followers and built a strong digital presence. How have social media platforms played a role in your career?

Gab Bois: I owe a great deal to social media in the development of my career. They largely helped legitimize my work in the eyes of many collaborators, and through them I gained access to many professional opportunities.

Today, social media remains a very practical tool for sharing my work, which I mainly use as a form of archive for projects and ideas. Its role in my process is much less central than it used to be. Platforms have changed a lot over the past ten years and now seem to serve advertisers more than users.

@Jodi Heartz & Alex Blouin

6. What projects or events do you have coming up?

Gab Bois: Several exciting personal and collaborative projects are currently underway. I like to regularly create new collectible objects, as they give concrete form to ideas and allow them to exist beyond the conceptual stage.

At the same time, I am working on various collaborations in fields such as fashion, beauty, and hospitality. The goal remains to continue developing my skills and pushing creative possibilities even further.

@Carole Méthot

@Carole Méthot

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