In her work\, Gwenessa Lam explores the intersection between the percept ion\, memory\, and representation of place. Drawing from notions of the unc anny\, her paintings depict darkened interiors and shadows cast from everyd ay objects. Furniture pieces and other items are distorted to varying degre es\, straddling the familiar and ambiguous\, animate and inanimate. As a vi sual trace\, shadows normally register the physical presence of an object o r being\; the subsequent absence of things conveys a sense of dislocation a nd alienation. These works imprint the fleeting nature of the shadow as an index and residue of what was formerly present\, tapping into the psycholog ical space of the shadow as the double or alter-ego of a parallel reality. In this way\, they attempt to make visible the unseen markers that can shap e our surroundings and our impressions of them.
Shadow will be on sho w September 16th through October 30th with an artist recep tion on Thursday\, September 16th\, 6-8pm. Regular gallery hours are 11am-5pm\, Wednesday through Saturday\, and by appointment.
< p>Gwenessa Lam is a visual artist and educator. Gwenessa received her B FA from the University of British Columbia and MFA from New York University . She has taught at New York University\, Emily Carr University of Art and Design\, the University of British Columbia\, and the Art Institute of Vanc ouver. She has attended residencies at Skowhegan\, MacDowell Colony\, Yaddo \, and the Banff Centre. Her work has been exhibited at the Bronx Museum of Art and the Queens Museum of Art in New York. This is Gwenessa's second so lo show with Republic Gallery.REPUBLIC GALLERY
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