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From celestial landscapes to the essence of light, explore five stunning exhibitions |
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Michael Benson, Earth and Moon, May 25, 2015, digital chromogenic print (made 2012). Credit: NOAA-NASA-GOES Project. © Michael Benson, Kinetikon Pictures.
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TORONTO.- The Image Centre's winter season, opening January 22, 2025, promises a compelling array of exhibitions that explore the intersections of art, science, and memory.
The season is headlined by Michael Bensons Planetfall, presenting stunning images that will forever change our visual understanding of the solar system. Drawing from historical photographs and raw data collected by NASA and ESA space missions, Benson meticulously researches, processes and composites these images to reveal vivid colors, dramatic light, and extraordinary planetary landscapes. By reworking autonomous imagery from robotic spacecraft, Benson transcends traditional representations of space and raises important questions about the nature of photographic authorship. His work, made at the intersection of art and science, has the potential to reawaken a profound sense of wonder from subject matter we too often take for granted.
Also opening on January 22 is Yann Pocreau: Towards the Light, the Montreal-based artists first solo exhibition in Toronto. On view in the University Gallery through April 5, this show investigates the elemental nature of light within photography. Pocreaus minimalist compositions utilize diverse light sources and camera-less techniques, such as photograms, to expose lights transformative power. Pocreaus installation Les impermanents, for instance, features vintage cabinet card photographs pierced with star constellations, weaving together light and history to reflect the ephemerality of the medium. Blending scientific precision with emotional depth, his work encourages viewers to see photography not as a tool for representation, but for its fundamental connection to light.
On the IMCs Salah J. Bachir New Media Wall, Kelly Richardson: Origin Stories explores our present-day extinction crisis and humanitys relationship with the cosmos. Richardsons crystalline depictions of extinct species set adrift in space challenge perceptions of Earths biodiversity as exceptional and resilient. Inspired by the artists involvement with the Awinakola Tree of Life Foundation in British Columbia, Origin Stories invites viewers to reflect on humanitys responsibility toward preservation of the planet. This innovative integration of digital media and environmental advocacy will resonate with those concerned about climate change and the fragility of life.
During the winter season, The Image Centre also highlights the creativity of emerging talent in the Student Gallery, with two exhibitions offering intimate and personal explorations of memory and transformation. Ailene deVries: a stone holds my shadow runs from January 22 to February 22, 2025. Through photography and weaving, deVries transforms personal grief into tactile patterns, blending images of a Toronto graveyard with the meditative act of weaving to explore themes of loss and resilience. Following deVriess exhibition, The Image Centre will present Logan Rayment: The Veterans Archive on March 5 and continuing through April 5. Rayment reconstructs the life of his great-grandfather, a WWII veteran, using archival photographs and family stories. He combines these elements into speculative narratives in order to explore the imperfection of memory.
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