Laura St. Pierre, 07.31(detail), Urban Vernacular Series, 2010
March 2 – March 31, 2012
Opening: Friday March 2, 6-9pm | Remarks at 7:30 pm
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 120
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
T: 416.979.3941
E: sojin@gallery44.org
www.gallery44.org
Constructing Space is an exhibition at Gallery 44, which pairs the work of two artists whose approaches to contemporary photography reflect the growing interdisciplinary nature of contemporary art. Immony Men’s project Taking Care of Business is a photo-based performance/installation. Men’s installation sees him set-up office in the gallery printing image sections on post-it notes and mounting them to the walls creating an encompassing life-size image. Visit the artist during his office hours, or set-up a lunch date with him.
Laura St. Pierre’s Urban Vernacular series consists of large-scale photographs that document the sculptural installations she makes in the urban environment. Items that we normally discard after a few hours or days are resurrected in a new form—as trash architecture in trashed spaces. Look for St. Pierre’s site-specific installation in the loading dock next to Gallery 44. (http://www.gallery44.org/ConstructingSpace)
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Immony Men is a recent graduate of the MFA Visual Arts program at University of Windsor. He has completed his BFA at Concordia, majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies within Studio Arts. He is a Canadian visual artist currently based in Toronto. Men has exhibited in artist-run-centres across Canada, and has worked with Broken City Lab research group in Windsor. His focus is on installation and working between the lines of fact and fiction. Labor intensity is a strong element
in his installation art practice. He is currently developing an artist apartment residency program titled Change in Plans.
Laura St. Pierre is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator. Her installations, sculptures, public works and photography have been exhibited throughout Canada, garnering critical attention in national and international publications. St.Pierre earned undergraduate degrees at UBC and The U of A, and completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at Concordia University in Montreal. She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and scholarships as well as major arts grants from the Conseildes Arts et Lettres du Quebec, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and the Canada Council. She currently lives, works and teaches in Grande Prairie, Alberta.