Again and again and again: Sarah Kernohan, Gareth Lichty, and Mark Prier at The Assembly
I'm thrilled to share that I'm kicking off 2023 with an exhibition with two of my favourite artists and humans at The Assembly in Hamilton!
The exhibition runs from Friday, January 6 - Sunday, January 29, with an opening reception on Saturday, January 14, from 1 - 4 PM.
Again and again and again
Sarah Kernohan - Gareth Lichty - Mark Prier
Opening reception: Saturday, January 14, 1-4 pm
Exhibition from January 6 to 29, 2023
The Assembly
68 King St. E., Hamilton, ON (in the back of the Red Church Cafe - map)
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 AM - 6 PM, Saturday - Sunday 9 AM - 6 PM
Image credits (left to right): Sarah Kernohan, Laminal Structure #10, pigment print on Hahnemühle Museum Etching paper, 2022. Gareth Lichty, Warp, ink on paper, 2018. Mark Prier, Optic Yellow #1, tennis balls, braided steel wire, 2022. Images courtesy of the artists.
Again and again and again. Layers stack and gather. A cache accretes. Over and over. Everything in series.
Sarah Kernohan builds collages using photographic fragments of rocks she has gathered over time. Like an archaeologist rebuilding artifacts from scrim found on a dig, she assembles and re-configures, making new, hypothetical rock formations.
Gareth Lichty translates his large-scale installations into woodcut prints on paper. Meticulously cutting plates on a table saw, the narrow vertical lines and bold colours create optical distortion.
Mark Prier coaxes coolers, ropes, and tennis balls into unsettling but mundane forms. Tennis balls in uncertain stacks refuse to be just yellow or green. Ropes bore, puncture, and perforate. Coolers collect but spill forth.
Sarah Kernohan acknowledges the Ontario Arts Council for its assistance in producing the work in this exhibition.