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COPYRIGHT 2008 C The Visual Arts Foundation
"Subjectivity is contagious"--Hadley+Maxwell
"Immersion" is the term I am using to describe the work of the artists showcased in this issue. It's not a perfect moniker for the practices it's meant to encompass, but it works.
In the art of Vancouver-based Quebecois artist Samuel Roy-Bois, immersion is a literal quality derived from his frequent use of light in his sculptural installations. Roy-Bois comments that working with light almost feels "opportunistic, but before anything else, it helps me to create a welcoming spirit." Roy-Bois uses light to transport audiences into his world; combined with a base quotient of minimalism, his work provides a platform for projection into an experience of immateriality.
Thinking about light as the medium that defines our era--physically, because of fibre-optic cable...
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