PIERRE&MARIE
BIG OTHER
Big Other, the bold series by Pierre&Marie, carries on its international momentum and lands in downtown Boston for Winteractive.
Big Other by Pierre&Marie transforms urban architecture with oversized, googly eyes that animate buildings and give the eerie sense of being watched. At once playful and unsettling, these personified structures evoke George Orwell’s Big Brother and probe our uneasy complicity with digital platforms in the age of surveillance capitalism. While apps and social media appear friendly and harmless—filled with emojis, memes, and connection—they harvest our personal data to predict, influence, and monetize our behavior.
With humor and sharp critique, Big Other exposes the paradox of our digital lives: in seeking visibility, we surrender our privacy. The cartoonish eyes are funny and absurd, yet they also serve as sentinels, reflecting the fine line between wonder and control. This work urges us to remain alert to the systems we participate in, while reminding us to keep looking—with curiosity, caution, and care.
From January 14 to March 29, 2026
Boston
PIERRE&MARIE (QUÉBEC)
Pierre&Marie is the collaborative duo of Pierre Brassard and Marie-Pier Lebeau Lavoie, active since 2008 and based in Quebec City, Canada. Their work playfully reinterprets symbols of popular culture to reveal the absurdity and poetry of contemporary life.
Blending wonder and gentle resistance, their practice engages with pressing social issues.
The duo has presented over thirty exhibitions across Canada, France, and Taiwan, in museums, artist-run centres, and galleries. Their work is held in numerous public, private, and institutional collections, and they have received several awards and distinctions in recognition of their artistic contribution in Quebec.
