Élise Ross-Nadié is passionate about the links, nexuses and intersections between digital cultures, power and dreams. She also has a marked interest in free software, knowledge decolonization and Afrofuturism. She has had the privilege of bringing her stories and hybrid projects to over fifteen countries. Her experiences have yielded all manner of artifacts: Wikipedia articles, a guide to identifying wild roses, close friendships, an amazing literary tour, a collective work between Canada and Cuba, a collection of feminist texts and numerous dance sessions.
Élise seeks to depart from her usual routine to explore science fiction as a prefigurative tool in the context of a literary project. In a two-part novel—with the first one dealing with the crisis brought on by the excesses of the capitalist political-economic system and the second reflecting on reconstruction—she sets out to follow a group of activists of colour both before and during the crisis, and then in the new reality.
Through alternating between the two sections, a dynamic and non-linear narrative is created during which the audience wavers between moments of dismay, suffering and questioning, and moments of inspiration, hope and renewal. This narrative strategy highlights the paradox of change, which involves destructive and painful questioning, but also makes dreams possible.
Photo : Selena Phillips-Boyle