Showing posts with label Exhibitions 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exhibitions 2010. Show all posts

Monday, July 5, 2010

'MEMORY'S SHADOW' @ The Burlington Art Centre, Summer 2010

MEMORY'S SHADOW:
Pinhole & Photo Collage Photography
 by Margaret Lindsay Holton
 
Exhibiting in  The F.R. Perry Gallery 
Opening: JULY 15th  Closing: AUGUST19th. 


Artist's Reception: SUNDAY, July 18th, 2-4pm.
Artist's Talk: Monday, July 26th, 6:30pm
Gallery Hours: M-Th, 9a-10pm, Fri&Sat 9a-5pm, Sun 12a-5pm
Exhibition Catalogue by David Macfarlane



Excellent REVIEW by Jeff Mahoney, 
Art Critic of the Hamilton Spectator - here.


MEMORY'S SHADOW,
the complimentary hard-cover PHOTOBOOK -
with foreword by award-winning 
Canadian documentary film-maker, 
Peter Wintonick O.C. 
- is NOW available - link 'here'.


Artist Statement:

I have long been fascinated by how the human mind ‘records' things, events and moments in time and how those memories are later evoked thru the means of storytelli ng. The emotional tonal value of memories often shape-shift until they calcify into a ‘story' worth telling. These tales, in turn, provide us with identity. They act as cohesive glue and connect us as families, friends, group-tribes, and even, nation states.

We all carry emotional connections to past incidences. These emotional connections often ‘exist' in a fuzzy zone that swirls between fact and fiction. What ‘authenticates' a memory is often a physical thing, some kind of talisman or ‘keepsake' – like a piece of furniture or jewelry, a familiar landmark or a photograph. The physicality of these items ground the story and sets the tale in Real Time and Place.

However, our current superabundant capacity to photo-document EVER YTHING has begun to dramatically alter and even replace the other means by which we do ‘record' our own individual human experiences. For example, we all know that television is omnipresent in every North American home and is often the ‘focus' of family life and early education. There, we are inundated with an assortment of ‘crafted' memories that are primarily designed to induce us to buy stuff. Interspersed throughout these commercials is ‘entertainment' or ‘news' that supposedly inform us of all that goes on in the world outside the realm of our own experience. As a net result, OUR memories are increasingly ‘built' by producers/directors, writers and photographers that have absolutely NOTHING to do with the day-to-day evolution of our own physicality in our own naturally evolving landscape. Most now willingly accept this as ‘the norm'. Collectively, we have allowed external manufactured memories to define, and bind, us. Friends now ‘connect' when they talk about their favourite ‘tell-a-vision' shows …

Lately though, within the past decade, there has been a major shift in our memory or image consumption because, increasingly, through the internet, and with such distribution channels as YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, and Facebook, we are no longer at the mercy of bulk mass-produced corporate image-makers of memories. We are now telling our OWN quirky stories, yet using the SAME tools. We too can now ‘play back', ‘rewind', ‘fast forward' or simply ‘surf'. We can drag a past moment forward into the present, and then, if we like, physically reshape that moment to have a future ‘life', as a ‘new' image. We can now manipulate and EDIT our own recorded photo images with ease. We have all BECOME our own producers, directors, writers and photo editors. We can all technologically manufacture our own memories.

My own sense though is that this heavy emphasis on the technology to actually re-PLACE our authentic Selves in time and space acutely undermines our own INNATE capacity to ‘remember' who and what we have been and are doing. We have FORGOTTEN that photography is ONLY a tool to document a memory - not the ‘memory event' itself.

With this book (and exhibit), it is my desire to stimulate a deliberate ‘dissonance' and force the viewer outside the seamless ‘comfort zone' of contemporary ‘DOC-U-ME photojournalism'.

I want to re-engage the viewer's Mind's Eye using the INNATE memory mech anisms OF OUR OWN MINDS to re-awaken the inner Self to the essential non-chronological components of our individual capacity for ‘memory making' and authentic self-expressive ‘story telling'….

I have done this by juxtaposing the eerie grounded Black and White ‘realism' of pinhole photography with the ephemeral capriciousness of heavily edited transparent collage colour photography.

I think it works - IN THE MIND ... What do YOU think?

- 78 images have been published in this COLLECTOR'S EDITION
- 22 images will be in Exhibition. Opening July, 2010

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I'm READY! Come on over!!


Keep me posted of Lindsay's up-coming events -



Wednesday, April 14, 2010

BURST! Spring Art Sale @ The Art Gallery of Hamilton, April 29 - May 2, 2010


 April 29 to May 2, 2010
Join us as the AGH’s Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Pavilion is transformed into a four-day showcase for art lovers and art collectors hosting the best from specially invited local and regional artists. Works that are perfect for your home, office or garden.

Thursday, April 29 ~ Noon to 9 pm
Friday, April 30 ~ Noon to 9 pm
Saturday, May 1 ~ Noon to 5 pm
Sunday, May 2 ~ Noon to 5 pm


The AGH Art Sale offers original artworks to suit every budget and décor; enhance your own collection or choose that special gift.
 Come see (and buy!) pinhole photographs by moi - !

 The Art Gallery of Hamilton (123 King Street West, Hamilton - Ph:  905-527-6610) is located in the downtown core of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on the western end of beautiful Lake Ontario.  
Come visit ...


OPENING NIGHT - 'Private Reception': April 28th 6-9pm: 
Just got back from a GREAT evening ... lots of new and old faces, great PINOT and many yummy 'horsey do-overs'; met a few members of the Board - Rick Court & Alan Baird - very personable fellas, plus Louise Dompierre, HAG's Principal Director/Curator - ever 'cheery' & welcoming ... Artists and patrons 'swirled' for several hours admiring, and buying art. This 4 day  'spring sale' continues until Sunday, so get your Selves over there: - check out what's new, up-and-coming and just flat-out GREAT. Lots of variety, lots of different mediums, lots of talent - if I say so my Self!  ( ... more shameless self-promotion ... :)
(This last (digital) shot was taken when I got home to the lake around 9:30p - a full moon glistening - a fitting 'nightcap' to a good night ... )

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Lens Perspective @ The Sunrise Gallery

'Lens Perspective' 
GROUP SHOW
Reception: Saturday,
January 30th, 2-5pm  

765 Beach Blvd, Hamilton Beach, Lake Ontario
Jan.30th, to Feb. 28th, 2010
Hours: Thurs. to Sun. 1-5pm

I've got two LARGE pinholes in this show, 
so, come take a look!
www.sunrisegallery.ca /ph: 905-549-5888

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Wine Tasting & SILENT AUCTION, Jan 29th, at The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club

'Cootes Paradise, Hamilton',  oil painting by mlholton
( To see more oil paintings by this artist, link 'here'  and 'here')
JOIN US for our THIRD Annual 
Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
in support of the restoration and protection of the Hamilton Harbour.   Enjoy a buffet of hot & cold appetizers against the backdrop of 
our picturesque harbour and live music.

Friday, January 29th, 2010 
 @ The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club

555 Bay Street North at the foot of MacNab Street North, Hamilton Harbour, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Map 'here' .
7pm Doors OPEN
 - Silent Auction BEGINS
8:30 pm Auction CLOSES
 - WInners Announced




Tickets: $35 - CALL: 905-527-7111
 ALL Proceeds support the Bay Area Restoration Council
and its work to restore and protect Hamilton Harbour
Note: Tickets CAN be purchased at the door of the event.
Limit 150 persons. Only 50 tickets left. Order NOW.

Together, We're Bringing Back the Bay!
(Kindly note, for this event, Lindsay has donated 
one of her hand-made pinhole photographs of Lake Ontario, 
list price: $600 ...  come & get it !!! )

Post script: GREAT evening! Over 200 attendees, lots of great 'stuff', good company and yummy horsey do-overs, hot & cold. Thank you all for supporting the BARC.
Have to mention that the Mayor of Hamilton was there, and the talent were very energized ... managing everything from Stompin' Tom to celtic reveries ... Well done!


For more on this see Jeff Mahoney's review in The Hamilton Spectator, here.