In photography, we see nothing. Only the lens ‘sees’ things. But the lens is hidden. It is not the Other, which catches the photographer’s eye, but rather what’s left of the Other when the photographer is absent (quand lui n’est pas la)” (Baudrillard.)*
TThe ‘collapse’ of memory I use as a metaphor for the collapse of the certainties of the past by a media that can paradoxically create and recreate an apparently certain past through their command of visual images, which are both part of the landscape of modern life and the very essence of human memory. (A. Hoskins)
The introduction of digital technology shifted the way memory imprints were stored and accessed.
Me/di/at/ed – Naccarato: We occupy space and there seems no getting around it. For the most part, our occupation of space revolves around prescribed rituals – performative and repetitive actions which define our personal, social and cultural identities.
∝ I sit and stare at a fixed point in space. this space is abstract. made up of millions of possibilities. of atoms. of light. and numbers. the longer I stare, the more fixated I become.
Between 1993 and 1999, a majority of the sketches were created while frequenting The Green Room Cafe, located off a back alley behind Bloor Street, between Brunswick Avenue and Borden Street at the top of David French Lane in The Annex, Toronto. During this time the cafe was a hidden gem known only to a …
Between 2002 and 2004, I began experimenting with painting directly on paper with oil paints. Most of the work focused on Portraits, Figurative and Landscapes. Some such as the Parc LaFontaine Series were preliminary sketches for a series ( of the same name) of large canvases measuring 8′ x 2′. The series was inspired during my visits to Parc La Fontaine, a 34 ha (84 acres) urban park located in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Between 2000 and 2004, a majority of the sketches were created while frequenting la Porté Disparu, located in Plateau, Montreal. La Porté Disparu acted as a critical meeting place for artists, poets and musicians, discussing ideas, philosophies and politics. The cafe closed its doors in 2004.
What does it mean to be Canadian? There does not seem to exist one absolute criteria that could easily define this nationalistic sentiment. One may inquire into the social, political and historical context of a country; the defining attributes of its people; the significant contributions of its leaders