Karine Giboulo facts for kids

Karine Giboulo (born in 1980) is a Canadian artist. She is famous for making tiny sculptures called dioramas. These dioramas are like small 3D scenes that tell a story.

About Karine Giboulo's Art

What are Her Dioramas About?

Karine Giboulo's miniature dioramas often have a deeper meaning. They can make you think about important social issues. These are problems that affect many people in society.

For example, her 2014 artwork, Hyperland, showed a diorama with many levels. It showed scenes of people buying too many things. It also showed beautiful natural landscapes. This artwork made people think about how we use resources.

Giboulo has created many sculptures that comment on modern social topics. These include artworks about factories in China. She has also made art about people who have left their homes to find safety. These are called migrant refugees.

Exhibitions and Collections

In 2016, Karine Giboulo had an exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Civilisation. It was called Cités Bidon. For this show, she created tiny models of Haitian slums. Slums are poor areas in cities. These models showed parts of Port au Prince, Haiti, known as Democracy Village.

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection showed many of her artworks in 2013. This type of show, which looks back at an artist's work, is called a retrospective.

Her art can be found in important museums. These include the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Her work is also at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. And it is part of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.