As Time Goes By: Atelier Topaz
I like to abstract the everyday, present a fresh new way of seeing that which is around us day after day, often not really noticed as one passes by. Over time my work has developed a sense of evidence, of occupation, focusing in on that which has been left behind from previous occupations of the space, or the temporal occupation of a site during demolition or construction. That time of flux between what was and what will be.
Ateliers Topaz is located along Highway 11 in Northern Ontario, alongside the CN Railroad; from sand pit to Hotel / restaurant to stripper bar, to ateliers Topaz, the site holds memories from each stage of its life, layered in situ. While the environment /surrounding histories/ have certainly left their mark, it is the current incantation as the Ateliers Topaz Artist Residency and artist home and studio that most covers the surface. It is this relation with the space that has been the focus of my work during my residency at Topaz. My work captures the moments in time abstracted from their surrounding and sometimes their whole, presenting vignettes hidden in plain sight, found sculptures in the remains left behind. It is Ateliers Topaz as I found it.
Works exhibited at Place des Arts, Hearst, Ontario, 2017
Please feel free to contact me with any comments, questions, or to inquire about the availability of my work.
Ateliers Topaz is located along Highway 11 in Northern Ontario, alongside the CN Railroad; from sand pit to Hotel / restaurant to stripper bar, to ateliers Topaz, the site holds memories from each stage of its life, layered in situ. While the environment /surrounding histories/ have certainly left their mark, it is the current incantation as the Ateliers Topaz Artist Residency and artist home and studio that most covers the surface. It is this relation with the space that has been the focus of my work during my residency at Topaz. My work captures the moments in time abstracted from their surrounding and sometimes their whole, presenting vignettes hidden in plain sight, found sculptures in the remains left behind. It is Ateliers Topaz as I found it.
Works exhibited at Place des Arts, Hearst, Ontario, 2017
Please feel free to contact me with any comments, questions, or to inquire about the availability of my work.