I Used Tape & Glue
A group exhibition curated by Hannah Somers, featuring five BFA photography students from Image Arts at TMU
I Used Tape and Glue is a group exhibition that navigates personal displacements inclusive of relationships with space, home, identity and love. This group of emerging artists address the intricate facets of reconnecting elements missing from their past and present histories. They use photography as a tool to ask questions about what's been broken and discover, reconcile, reimagine, and create their own answers
There is a heavy emphasis on place representing a significant location where much of this displacement stems from. The imagery questions the definition of what or who a “home” or “space” might be and what makes it safe or unsafe. These literal or imagined locations might be the element that joins the detached pieces in one's life or can be the source of their detachment. In both cases, space has become a factor in forming an individual's identity. Identity may also be impacted by one's nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, sexual orientation, geographical location or community.
I Used Tape and Glue provides space for the artist to own their source of disconnect, dissect it, and paste the pieces into their own adaptation.
Hannah Somers is a London-born, Toronto-based artist, photographer and curator. She has a completed BFA at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) in Image Arts Photography Studies. Being a biracial woman of color with a Caribbean heritage has influenced many of her investigations. Her work centralizes around the expression and discovery of identity, ethnicity and race. Understanding different relationships and histories of these themes are important in her process. Utilizing photography, video and audio, she creates narratives within her fine art practice. Coming from a documentary photography background has offered her a unique outlook when creating collaborative work.
Rahim Perez-Anderson is a visual storyteller, working out of Tkaronto/Toronto. Intrigued by human experience and the observation of life, Rahim specializes in self-portraiture and documentary photography, exploring his lived experiences within and around topics of identity, race, and selfhood. He aspires to document the stories of marginalized communities, as well as his own, through various forms of image-making.
Peyton Keeler-Cox is a Toronto based documentary photographer and storyteller. Captivated by documenting the human condition and experience through uncovering themes of memory, grief, space, and relationships. Peyton is currently completing her BFA in Image Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her practice stems from investigating and activating the archive and seeking truth and understanding in the world and people around her. She is driven in being a vessel for others and exposing the deeper complexities in the feelings and relationships we each have.
Molly Steels is a Toronto based image maker originally from Bradford, Ontario. She is currently pursuing her BFA in Image Arts and a minor in Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her practice often explores themes of vulnerability, identity and the human condition. She uses photography as a tool for self-expression, adventure and contemplating the world around her.
Kay Nadjiwon is a two-spirit/non-binary Anishinaabe lens-based artist working in Treaty 13. They are currently completing their BFA in Photography at Toronto Metropolitan University. Their artistic practice focuses on issues of identity, memory, trauma and belonging. Nadjiwon uses archival materials, alternative processes and other methods to situate feelings of grief as a site social connection. Their practice includes photography, video, collage and installation.
Kayla Ward is an artist and photographer, interested in ideas of truth, materiality, perception, and collective/personal memory. Her practice explores the process of mythmaking and the relationship between experience and image.
