Snow-Blind
February 1 – 25, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 4, 2023, 1-4 pm
The artist will be in the gallery on February 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 12-5 pm.
The Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St. W., Suite 115, Toronto ON
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 12 - 5 PM
Sarah Kernohan, Remnants 2, watercolour and pastel with acrylic ground on yupo, 24 x 18 inches, 2022.
The Red Head Gallery is excited to present Snow-Blind, Sarah Kernohan’s first exhibition as a member of the gallery.
Snow-blind is a series of drawings that respond to an experience of landscape that is ambiguous and difficult to visually apprehend on account of atmospheric and light conditions. They are informed by her experiences visiting alpine terrain in northern Scotland and Alberta, where snowpack has been dwindling over the years due to climate change.
Her investigations involve hiking, contemplative watching, observational note-taking, sketching, and photography. These are pulled together as a point of reference. This ongoing process combines these experiences, study, and reflection, allowing her to draw connections between the patterns that draw her attention. The drawings come from a process of trying to understand and re-create the disorienting experiences she encountered in these environments.
Snow, fog, or lack of available light contribute to the difficulty of deciphering space, making it difficult to understand the scale and proximity of these obscured mountains, only seeing how light reflects on snow high up in the hills. Through making these drawings, she attempts to pull these snowy patches closer for inspection through hazy scrims hanging on the surface of each drawing.
The artist would like to thank the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund and Pat the Dog/City of Waterloo for their financial support in producing this work.