Finishing Holds, in progress
Finishing Holds questions the transformation of rituals and asks what forms a modern ritual can take. The title, Finishing Holds, alludes to both the final move of a wrestling match, and the final moment of holding a loved one. This work uses the language and visual universe of pro-wrestling as a metaphor through which to explore complex networks of care, absence, loss, touch, fragility, and grief. This project considers personal experiences with grief and reimagines the mourning ritual through the lens of pro-wrestling, drawing on the history of public combat as an ancient commemorative funeral ceremony.
Performers: Emma Dal Monte and HD Chevalier.
Three hour durational performance for Sweat it Out, duo exhibition with Abi Hodson, at Bâtiment 7 in Montreal, October 2026.
Performers: Emma Dal Monte and HD Chevalier.
Three hour durational performance for Sweat it Out, duo exhibition with Abi Hodson, at Bâtiment 7 in Montreal, October 2026. Performers: Emma Dal Monte and HD Chevalier.
Three hour durational performance for Sweat it Out, duo exhibition with Abi Hodson, at Bâtiment 7 in Montreal, October 2026. Performers: Emma Dal Monte and Abi Hodson.
Eight-minute performance repeated once per hour for Ignition at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery in Montreal, May 2025.
Photo: Iñigo Lasheras Cobos.Performers: Emma Dal Monte and Abi Hodson.
Eight-minute performance repeated once per hour for Ignition at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery in Montreal, May 2025.
Photo: Iñigo Lasheras Cobos.
In Between, 2026. Two-channel video, ceramic (left TV), papier mâché clay (right TV), computer monitors, installed on dissassembled staged pieces. Installation for Sweat it Out, duo exhibition with Abi Hodson, Bâtiment 7, October 2026. Video documentation here.
Salute, 2026. Found combat bell, handmade glass chain, brass ring. Installation for Sweat it Out, duo exhibition with Abi Hodson, Bâtiment 7, October 2026.Salute, 2026. Glass chain detail.
Installation view, Sweat it Out, Bâtiment 7, October 2026. Left: Forward Figure-4 and Double Leg Grapevine (1/2), 2026. Center: Closed Three Finger Grip, 2026. Right: Salute, 2026.
Open Three Finger Grip, 2026. Glass, solder, poplar wood, magnets.Closed Four Finger Grip (No Thumb), 2026. Glass, solder, poplar wood, magnets.
Open Full Hand Grip, 2026. Glass, solder, poplar wood.
Closed Three Finger Grip, 2026. Glass, solder, poplar wood, magnets.
Broken Chairs (Collected from Wrestling Matches), 2026. Photography. Installation for Sweat it Out, duo exhibition with Abi Hodson, Bâtiment 7, October 2026.
Forward Figure-4 and Double Leg Grapevine (1/2), 2026. Photography, plywood, wheat paste, hinges.
Continue Moving into a Chin Hold and Neck Crank (1/2), 2026. Photography, plywood, wheat paste, hinges.Forward Figure-4 and Double Leg Grapevine (2/2), 2026. Photography, plywood, wheat paste, hinges.
Installation view of Finishing Holds at Ignition. Courtesy of the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, 2025. Photo: Jean-Michael Seminaro.
Pull Them in Close, duo exhibition with Claudia Goulet-Blais, at Alliance Française Vancouver for Capture Photography Festival. April-May 2026. Photo: Claudia Goulet-Blais.