Echoing ‘The Lost Paintings’: a musical encounter
© Credits: The Lost Paintings: a Prelude to Return, Opening Reception at articule, photographed by Stacy Lee, 2025
Echoing ‘The Lost Paintings’: a musical encounter
Journées de la culture — The Lost Paintings: a Prelude to Return
Event on Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. Free and open to all.
Please note the performance will start promptly on time. The gallery will be open from noon onwards for those who want to visit the work and get settled before the performance. The exhibition will be open at articule until October 4, 2025. More information on the exhibition.
Drawing inspiration from last years' 'Exploring Landbeing' articule is once again inviting improvising musicians to respond to our current exhibition for Les journées de la cutlure. This year the multi-instrumentalist Radwan Ghazi Mouhmneh will perform alongside Florence Blain Mbaye (english horn & voice). The duo will respond to The Lost Paintings project an exhibition that gathers 53 artists from Palestine and its diaspora across time and borders to reimagine the missing works of Maroun Tomb, a Palestinian-Lebanese artist, whose 1947 exhibition in Haifa was lost amid the mass displacement and dispossession of the Palestinians during the Nakba.
The Lost Paintings: a Prelude to Return — articule
6282 Saint-Hubert Street, Montreal, Quebec
Exhibition at articule from August 29 to October 4, 2025
Echoing ‘The Lost Paintings’: a musical encounter
articule — Saturday, September 27, 2025, 3:30 to 4:30 PM
With multi-instrumentalist Radwan Ghazi Mouhmneh and Florence Blain Mbaye (english horn & voice)Painting Workshop for Kids with Sandra Tomb
articule — Sunday, September 28th, 1 to 2 PM (English)
Doors open at noon
Please note the performance will start promptly on time. The gallery will be open from noon onwards for those who want to visit the work and get settled before the performance. The exhibition will be open at articule until October 4, 2025. More information on The Lost Paintings exhibition.
Organization
Initiated and coordinated by Culture pour tous, the Journées de la culture are free activities open to everyone that promote greater access for the public to arts and culture. As proclaimed by the National Assembly, the event takes place every year across Quebec on the last Friday of September and the two days thereafter.
Florence Blain Mbaye A multidisciplinary artist and a graduate of Montreal’s Conservatory of Dramatic Art, Florence makes a memorable debut on the big screen in Mathieu Roy’s L’autre Maison, a role that earns her a nomination at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2012. She lands the lead role in Nouvel An, by Marie-Eve Juste, presented at the TIFF in 2015. She also appears in Le Coeur de Madame Sabali, directed by Ryan McKenna.
A professional oboist, singer-songwriter, and dancer, Florence has one of the most diverse stage experience, notably through her performances with the Violons du Roy and the Metropolitan Orchestra. In 2021, she introduces Dans mon salon, the first single of a solo album that came out in 2022. She also worked on the show Traversée, presented in French and translated into sign language.
With the theatre company Porte Parole, Florence participates in Le Partage des eaux as well as the creation Si les oiseaux by the Theatre à Corps perdu. She performed in Espace Go’s renowned stage in Soifs Matériaux, directed by Denis Marleau. She performs in Mythe by Mikalle Bielinski, presented at Espace Go in 2022, and on Cabaret Noir by Mélanie Demers, a powerful creation about the identity of Black performers and the political dimensions of being a Black body on stage. She is part of the cast of Sappho at the Theatre du Quat’sous and of Salle de Nouvelles, introduced at the Theatre Duceppe and the Trident in Quebec.
Florence collects several roles on the small screen such as Boomerang, Unité 9, Les honorables, Les Simone, L’Échappée, Toute la vie and Bellefleur. She is also be a part of the cast of Portrait Robot, a recently released crime and police drama. On stage, on screen, dancing or acting, Florence is a creative soul who jumps into projects with every inch of passion she has.
In 2024, she was nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Performance in a Short Fiction Film for Faire un enfant.
Radwan Ghazi Moumneh is a Lebanese-Canadian artist, record producer, and musician based in Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal. A pivotal figure in experimental and contemporary Arabic music, he is renowned for his innovative approach to composition, performance, and cultural expression.
In 2006, Moumneh co-founded the legendary Hotel2Tango studio, where he has produced, engineered, and recorded over 200 albums, contributing to the sonic identities of numerous artists across diverse genres. During the early 2010s, he launched Jerusalem In My Heart, a multimedia music project that merges electronics, electro-acoustic buzuk treatments, and Arabic modal singing. The project has toured globally and released four critically acclaimed albums, establishing itself as a vital voice in contemporary music. Beyond Jerusalem In My Heart, Moumneh has been involved in a range of collaborative recordings on various labels, including projects on Asadun Alay Records, the imprint he co-founded. His work consistently reimagines Arabic musical traditions through a contemporary lens, blending innovation with cultural authenticity.
Moumneh’s creative reach extends beyond music production. He has appeared as an actor, performance artist, and musician in numerous dance and theatre productions in Montréal. He also composes regularly for film and dance, and has created soundtracks for films, dance pieces, and theatre plays, as well as music for public installations. Currently, he is developing his debut dance performance, slated to premiere in 2026.
A distinctive voice in Arabic contemporary music and culture, Moumneh has built a body of work that challenges conventional boundaries while honoring his heritage. Through his compositions, he explores the intersections of tradition and modernity, carving out a singular space for his identity within the global arts landscape.
He is currently working on his debut solo album, marking a new chapter in his artistic evolution.
For any questions or requests concerning accessibility to the event or our gallery space, please contact James Goddard via email or by phone at 514-842-9686. For general accessibility information, please visit our dedicated page. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming space for all.
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