The Closer Together Things Are
The Closer Together Things Are, explores the space between difference and similarity that arises from intense observation.
The exhibition focuses on the proximity of time, heredity, frottage, palette, concept and presentation. Under close scrutiny, the most mundane objects and situations can compel us, drawing our full attention. The more we look, the more variations surface; differences arise from things that once seemed identical, and sameness arises from things that once seemed unrelated. This exploration of nearness guides how the artworks interact with one another through proximity, mirroring, repetition and reinterpretation. Strange bedfellows are made and unforeseen connections arise. The Closer Together Things Are takes stock of how little we need to see in order to feel like we’ve seen these things before, only this time more clearly.
Installing The Beautiful Ones by Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky
Publication
Writings by exhibition curators Shannon Anderson and Jay Wilson, Chris Kline and Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky
Design by Jay Wilson
Published by University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Owens Art Gallery, Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery and Southern Alberta Art Gallery
