Off Grid
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"On Looking is a work that elaborates on the compulsion of looking. It is a kind of reading of the street, detailing moments/shadows, street level interactions and most apparently, simple architectures of space. As an approach, I prefer to rely on the symptoms of flanerie and therefore while working, go to great lengths to have nothing overly definite in mind. I believe that the act of seeing differs from the act of looking. The act of seeing, if you are fortunate, occurs when you open your eyes. The act of looking however, has more to do with physically 'engaging' your surroundings. Somehow while walking and looking, we become acutely aware of ourselves while synonymously, the 'other' becomes more ambiguous." -Doug Lewis, 2005 Doug Lewis is a Winnipeg based artist and emerging curator. He received his BFA (Honours) in 1992 from the University of Manitoba. Lewis works in several mediums that span photography, video, audio, drawings and sculptural installation. Past selected solo shows include the Plug IN ICA and the Mendel Art Gallery; group selected shows include The Power Plant (Toronto), Dade College Art Gallery (Miami, Florida), The Confederation Centre (P.E.I.), Art Gallery of Hamilton. |
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