Artist Talk: Friday, September 13, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Open Studio
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104
Overtones features a series of ongoing experiments that explore the relationship between sound and visual form. Collis investigates the sonic behaviors of different material surfaces when agitated by a variety of kinetic, mechanical devices. The project consists of simple systems that explore the expressive character of audible visual phenomena and the relationship between the drawing substrate, the printed mark, and sound. The work expands on methods from a traditional printmaking practice by highlighting the acoustic traces of material process. Small mechanical drawing devices act as tools to etch the surface of metal plates and other substrates. The resulting images reveal both the dense layering and subtle patterns of movement. These images are shown together alongside their related acoustic-mechanical devices. Both elements evolve through a series through a series of stages, a process of translation and exchange between artist and technologies.
The exhibition is accompanied by a text by Toronto-based sound artist, Darren Copeland.
The show is open: September 12 – October 13, 2013 at Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104. Gallery hours: Tue – Sat, 12 – 5 p.m.