UNFILTERED
June 25 – July 11, 2009
Artist Reception: June 25, 6 – 8 pm
In Unfiltered, Vancouver artist Grace Gordon-Collins presents a collection of portrait diptychs of women. One image shows the “public” face of each woman, and the other an intimate “unfiltered” portrayal of each woman dressed as her private fantasy self. Candid and at times confrontational, her subjects unabashedly reveal their innermost emotional sanctums to the camera.
The fantasy photographs conjure another reality, one that is unhampered by social expectations and obligations. In the guise of their second selves, the playful, outrageous or whimsical nature of each picture leaves no doubt we are witnessing a third wave of feminism. The subjects appear comfortable and in control as they seek and celebrate their individual expressions of womanhood.
Grace Gordon-Collins has been a practicing artist and designer in British Columbia for over twenty-five years. Her work experiences include architecture, interior design and photography. In 1975 she earned a Master of Architecture (Photography Major) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2004, she graduated with a BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design. This is her third solo exhibition with Diane Farris Gallery.
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