"Throughout her practice, Renée Condo draws on the philosophical tenets of her Mi'gmaq ancestry. The Montreal-based artist works with wooden beads that she sands, paints in bold acrylic, and nests into energetic compositions depicting juicy fruits, raindrops, and brilliant, golden suns. Condo is interested in mntu, or spirit, and what she refers to as heart knowledge, acts that emerge from empathy and love. Through sculptural pieces that emphasize interconnection and flow, the artist draws on Indigenous creation stories and myths, considering her beadwork a reimagining of various traditions."
"Condo often engages the relationship between the component and composition, emphasizing the ways in which a singular piece would appear abstract without a broader context. "The bead as fundamental entity, as infinite potentiality, can appear as divided, as unit, as part," she says, "but is at once whole and all-encompassing, holding secrets of the world and to the nature of reality.""
Renée Condo draws on Mi'gmaq philosophical tenets to create bead-based sculpture that emphasizes interconnection and flow. The practice uses sanded wooden beads painted in bold acrylic and nested into energetic compositions depicting fruits, raindrops, and golden suns. Condo centers mntu, or spirit, and heart knowledge as actions emerging from empathy and love. The work references Indigenous creation stories and myths, framing beadwork as a reimagining of tradition. The practice examines the relationship between component and composition, showing how individual beads gain meaning within broader contexts. Representation and exhibition extend the practice to gallery and social platforms.
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