The Thorn Stigmata and The Faded Branch of The Crown
Pangée•Jul 09, 2026 — Aug 22, 2026
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The Thorn Stigmata and The Faded Branch of The Crown presents new works by Christopher Gambino (New York) and Marie Ségolène C. Brault (Montreal), accompanied by a commissioned text by Dr. Aneta Stojnić (New York). Moving between archival research and material experimentation, the exhibition reflects on mysticism, devotional practice, self-dissolution, and the figure of the victim soul.
Inspired by research into the life of the Franco-American mystic and stigmatist Marie Rose Ferron, the exhibition considers how ordinary objects become charged through acts of devotion. Ferron’s wounds were never formally recognized by the Church, and her cause for canonization was eventually suspended. The photographs and narratives that remain inhabit an unresolved space between faith, performance, pathology, and possible fabrication. Throughout the exhibition, matter becomes both the site of encounter and the obstacle to it, invested with meaning precisely because it cannot deliver what it promises.…
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The Thorn Stigmata and The Faded Branch of The Crown
Pangée•Jul 09, 2026 — Aug 22, 2026
Press Release
The Thorn Stigmata and The Faded Branch of The Crown presents new works by Christopher Gambino (New York) and Marie Ségolène C. Brault (Montreal), accompanied by a commissioned text by Dr. Aneta Stojnić (New York). Moving between archival research and material experimentation, the exhibition reflects on mysticism, devotional practice, self-dissolution, and the figure of the victim soul.
Inspired by research into the life of the Franco-American mystic and stigmatist Marie Rose Ferron, the exhibition considers how ordinary objects become charged through acts of devotion. Ferron’s wounds were never formally recognized by the Church, and her cause for canonization was eventually suspended. The photographs and narratives that remain inhabit an unresolved space between faith, performance, pathology, and possible fabrication. Throughout the exhibition, matter becomes both the site of encounter and the obstacle to it, invested with meaning precisely because it cannot deliver what it promises.…






































































































