Current
Exhibitions
01 - Main Space
Opening Reception April 19 @ 7pm
4.19.2024 - 5.6.2024
better than lasagna…
Sam Lloyd ;^)
01 - Exhibition Statement
After a long night of hot and kinky sex, round after round, it finally came to one last conclusion for Garfield. Him and his partner cleaned up and headed to the kitchen for a late-night snack after their escapades. Garfield opened the door to the fridge, cold air hitting his fur, sending chills down his spine, making his tail stiff up a little. With the fridge light bathing him in a warm glow, his eyes wandered until they landed on the exact thing he craved. He gasped softly, “Oh my...what do we have here?” Smirking, Garfield grabbed the object from the middle shelf of the fridge and spun around, closing the fridge door behind him with his paw. He looked into his partners eyes and his partner looked back at him. The realization came to his partner’s face, (just like he did 20 minutes ago). Garfield sets the object down carefully on the table in front of them, peeling back the tinfoil covering the sacred dish. They lick their lips in anticipation, salivating, ready to dig into the homemade lasagna. Looking to his partner, Garfield says, “I don’t think I hate Mondays anymore,” with a smug smile and a wink.
02 - Artist Statement
Sam’s work as a queer and trans artist originates from a largely conservative city, where he aims to challenge societal norms and explore the relationships between object, process, concept, and context. Through humour and a solitary artistic approach, he reflects on his personal history and cultural identity to create artwork that communicates his experiences and perspectives. At the core of his artistic practice are his Garfield paintings, where he depicts the iconic cartoon character in sexual ways or explores his sexuality in a queer context through the use of text, bright colours, and provocative poses. The inclusion of sculptural elements, particularly in the form of phallic imagery, serves as a blunt confrontation and a rejection of conservative artistic norms. It is important to note that Sam’s work is not about a cisgender man making genitals, but rather a trans man creating a trans dick, reclaiming control over his sexual and gender identity.
Opening Reception April 19 @ 7pm
02 - LRT
Space
4.22.2024 - 5.10.2024
Looking at Places
Timothy Kozlik
01 - Exhibition Statement
My artistic practice focuses on the concept of a space beyond a space that houses the intangible forms of individuals. Through the physical exploration of spaces my practice looks not just at the material of a space, but at every aspect of it. By looking past the structural familiarity of a location to uncover the psyche encapsulated by overlapping interactions of individuals within the context of the space. I seek to understand the importance of a place from a non linear perspective, via the use of the photographic medium. By breaking a non linear perspective using intentional camera movement, with the purpose of mapping the space. Mapping allows for the layering of visual information and documentation of our world without restricting the created artwork to a linear point of view. By physically going to spaces I interact with the formless psyche’s that remain as traces of individuals and groups that have witnessed the changing structures of a space. As the artist I witness this, mixing it with my own psyche to represent the space of that present moment. The combined representation of recorded information from our world then mingles with that of the viewer which then creates their own understanding of the mapped location that is built off of these intermingling narratives.
02 - Artist Statement
I am a first generation German Canadian artist. My work is an exploration of the medium of photography, exploring what is possible. My practice is inspired by the places that surround me. From a young age my family has taught me to appreciate the world, which inspired me to explore it through the lens of a camera.