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“Nothing but an open mouth, or perhaps an eye, an ear: nothing but an open body. Bodies are adoration in all their openings.”
For Annie Martin the generative act exists at the thresholds of materiality and perception. She lingers in the ephemeral, taking notice of its minutia – the scanning movement of light across the surface of a page, or the incidental soundscape of a surrounding area – with these immaterial substances she creates artworks that allow for slower, deeper contemplation. Events such as marks, sounds, and actions are distanced from their original context through abstraction or repetition, creating a meditative space where an observer may embed narrative or meaning.
Annie will discuss her recent project, adoration, currently on view at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, in the context of her previous and current work, attempting to draw out instances of the extra-mundane and their conditions. adoration was created in collaboration with soprano Janet Youngdahl, with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, The Banff Centre for the Arts and OBORO.
Annie Martin’s practice traverses installation, sound, painting, drawing, textile, and performance. Her work has been exhibited widely in Canada, and internationally. Martin received her MFA from Concordia University in 1994. She is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Lethbridge.
1 Jean-Luc Nancy, Adoration: The Deconstruction of Christianity II
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Jarrett Duncan | jarrett.duncan@uleth.ca