look me in the eye, 1997
produced for Open Studio Residency, Toronto
Vellum woven screen with silkscreen images 9’ x 9’
Handbound book - edition of 15
Master printer: Allen Ash
look me in the eye captures and isolates the eyes of numerous animals, birds and reptiles. Taken as a vignette, the eye reveals inidividuality, vualnerability and depth. The repetition of eyes becomes an atypical model within the conventions of portraiture and positions the viewer in an eye-to-eye / voyeur to voyeur relationship with the subject. Andison's concept sprung from the notion of "how could you kill something that you could look in the eye."
Exhibition History
Vellum screen
1997 Visiting Artist Exhibition. Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario.
Book
2012 ANIMAL. Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Curated by Corrina Ghaznavi.
2012 ANIMAL. Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario. Curated by Corrina Ghaznavi.
2011 ANIMAL. Kenderdine Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Curated by Corrina Ghaznavi.
2011 ANIMAL. Museum London, London, Ontario. Curated by Corrina Ghaznavi.
2001 Abattoirs by Artists. Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Curated by Sigrid Dahle.
1998 25. Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Kim Fullerton and Kelly McCray.
1997 Visiting Artist Exhibition. Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario.