During the last year and a half, he spent time self-educating on racism, sexism, and colonialism struggles, in hope to better understand the exclusion mechanism that plagues society and the arts world.

In 2012, Simon was introduced to Exeko, a Montreal based organisation who aims to promote a more inclusive society. He spent 8 years volunteering and working there, crafting his mediation skills. He’s now recognized for his gamified workshop during which participants are invited to reflect on social challenges. Using art and philosophy, he invites people to challenge society. He was also part of a laboratory exploring inclusive practices in the art institutions. His last personal project, Dictionnaire poétique des mots oubliés, was inviting passerby to invent definitions for old French words like bacbuc, esquipot and pet-en-l’air. The poetical definitions have been compiled into a zine and distributed in the streets of Montreal. He is now part of the education department at Opéra de Montréal, working on Espace Transition project as a cultural mediator.

See more of Simon at his website!