An Observable Collapse Towards Another curated by Rowan Lynch
Benjamin de Boer, Andrew Hoekstra, Sara Kay Maston, Cadence Planthara
September 7, 2018 - October 13, 2018
September 7-October 13, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, September 7, 7-11 pm
An Observable Collapse Towards Another offers representation of the natural world through artworks that aim to render visible that which humans cannot, or do not usually perceive. The painting, ceramic, and object based works demonstrate an ecological concern investigating topics ranging from the inhuman perspective of echolocation, biological contamination, flora as metaphor for explorations of identity, and an invocation of Toronto’s waterways through the folk practice of dowsing. The works inevitably call to mind the searing reality of anthropogenic climate change, but reject individualistic nihilism as response, instead favoring narratives of social, interrelating existence.
This exhibition was created during Xpace’s summer residency for recent OCAD University graduates.
Documentation by Polina Teif
Image credit: Sara Kay Maston, Eyes That See in the Dark
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Installation view, works by Cadence Planthara and Andrew Hoekstra in view. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- Andrew Hoekstra, Feelers From the Grotto. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Works by Sara Kay Maston in view. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Work by Cadence Planthara in view. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Work by Sara Kay Maston in view. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- Left: Cadence Planthara, Flower Paintings 1-3. Right: Sara Kay Maston, Eyes that See in the Dark. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- Cadence Planthara, Flower Paintings 1-3. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- Sara Kay Maston, Eyes that See in the Dark. Photo credit: Polina Teif.
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- Cadence Planthara, Untitled composition (floral). Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- Cadence Planthara, Untitled composition (floral). Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- Left: Works by Cadence Planthara. Right: Work by Sara Kay Maston. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Work by Cadence Planthara in view. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- Cadence Planthara, Flower Paintings 1-3. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Work by Sara Kay Maston in view. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- Left: Work by Benjamin de Boer. Right: Work by Sara Kay Maston. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Work by Benjamin de Boer. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Work by Benjamin de Boer. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- Left: Work by Benjamin de Boer. Right: Work by Sara Kay Maston. Photo credit: Polina Teif
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- An Observable Collapse Towards Another, 2018. Work by Sara Kay Maston in view. Photo credit: Polina Teif