On Thursday March 1, gallerywest will present two exciting exhibitions for photo and video.



Weather Report

Andrzej Maciejewski

March 1-28, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday, March 1, 7-10

An artist lecture will be held on Friday, March 2 from 6:30 - 8:30pm at gallerywest

"Weather Report" features 36 views of the same place. The chosen location is the artist's former house in Moscow, ON, in different weather conditions, executed during the period of exactly one year. The pictures were taken using the walk-in Camera Obscura constructed by the artist. This body of work illustrates the power and creativity of nature in a very interesting way-the ephemeral nature of time and the on-going visual poetry of one location. The project was realized between May 2003 and May 2004, with support of Ontario Arts Council grant. The OAC also supported the exhibition itself.




The Beaver goes Logging and The Legend of Bison Hughy

New video works by Michael Farnan

March 1-28, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday, March 1, 7-10

The Legend of Bison Hughy: The Legend of Bison Hughy tells the story of a man whose life is transformed by a surprise (and potentially deadly) encounter with a bison in Northern Saskatchewan. Now obsessed, Hughy tries to become a bison and follow in the small but significant tradition of spiritually-driven people, who alienated from their own heritage, immerse themselves in adopted cultures of apparent balance and wholeness.

The Beaver goes Logging: This short video features a man who dresses up in a Beaver costume whilst firewood logging in the rugged hinterlands of British Columbia.

These two videos recount the stories of Bison Hughy and the Beaver, active members of Michael Farnan's New Canadian Naturalist project. The NCN is a group dedicated to individuals who in an effort to better understand their natural surroundings, create animal costumes in order to explore different facets of Canadian heritage and identity.

www.michaelfarnan.ca




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Toronto Ontario

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