"I'm not there anymore": A Solo Exhibition by Anna Ugolkova

Event Description

Join us for the opening of "I'm not there anymore" by Anna Ugolkova on July 10th, 5-8pm!
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Open from July 10th-July 26th.
Gallery Hours:
Thursdays: 5-8PM
Saturdays: 1-4PM
750 Fairfield Rd., Wheelchair accessible through East Entrance.
Free/By Donation.
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Message from the artist:
"In my art practice I’m exploring the memories that physical objects preserve and the often-unseen relationships between material things. Major concerns of my works are form, material and reconstruction of meaning. I am revising ideas and things and seek to shift the experience of objects and create new narratives.
In my installations, I try to change the general perception of viewers about ordinary objects that they see every day. When they see them in other contexts and connections, it inevitably raises many questions. By distorting the original functions of objects, disassembling them, or combining them with different materials, I give room for reflection on how many different meanings they can contain and how fragile all these meanings are.
In many ways I am questioning the original properties of things and their meanings. Does an object, shape, line or form can be given a leading role in a single art work? How many analogies and correlations are between objects we daily create and see, and to what extent we can approach their inner life? Through the process of creation, I pursue the materiality of things, observing and transforming things around us, looking for our physical and mental connections to them and inviting viewers to reevaluate the world of objects that often passes unnoticed in daily life.
About Anna Ugolkova:
"Anna Ugolkova graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague in the field of visual art in 2019, presenting a mixed media installation Island. Anna’s research interests include poetry and memory in art, object-oriented ontology studies in visual art and performance, performative objects, installation studies and trauma in art. Her installations consist of a variety of elements: from paintings, sculptures - found and reworked by her or created from scratch - to photographs and video art. She participated in group exhibitions in Canada in Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby and AUArts Residency Exhibition, Calgary.
Social media - www.instagram.com/anna___ugolkova/