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 © Stacey Tyrell, Copper, Chattel series, 2009. Archival pigment print, 16 x 16”  © Stacey Tyrell, Mango Skins, Chattel series, 2009. Archival pigment print, 16 x 16” |
Stacey Tyrell Born: Toronto, ON Canada, 1978 Selected Exhibitions: En Foco at Umbrella Arts, New York, NY 2010 The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY 2009 Oualie Art Studio Gallery, Orange, NJ 2009 Wedge Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada 2007 Gallery 44, Toronto, ON Canada 2002, 2004 Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada 2004 Ontario Ministry of Heritage Permanent Collection, Toronto, ON Canada 2003 Light Source Photographic Collective, Toronto, ON Canada 2003 OCAD, Toronto, ON Canada 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Art Walk, Toronto, ON Canada 2002 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, ON Canada 2001 Wallace Studios, Toronto, ON Canada 2001 St. James Episcopal Church, Florence, Italy 1999, 2000 OCAD Atrium Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada 1997 Education: BFA, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON Canada Foundation Studies, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON, Canada Publications: Latent: an En Foco Exhibition (En Foco, Inc., 2010) Flava: Wedge Curatorial Projects (1997-2007) (Wedge Curatorial Projects, 2008) Light Source Photographic Collective (Art Box, 2003) Applied Arts Magazine, 2002 Prefix Photo 4 Magazine, 2001 Dojo Magazine, 2002 Artist Statement: chat•tel (chtl) n. 1. Law an article of movable personal property. 2. A slave "The story of the West Indies is one that has always been transient and the island of Nevis where my family is from is no exception. Nearly every aspect of the island, its structures and people have at some point been chattels. Older chattel houses supported on rocks remain a legacy of plantation life when at any moment possessions and house would be packed up and moved to another part of the island. People were no exception. Waves of immigration in the 1950’s and 60’s created an exodus of young people to England, Canada and the United States in search of an escape from poverty. These people were able to create new lives that soon replaced their old ones. Returning home became a ritual in which each visit would create a sense of displacement. Memories and attachments became moved and changed within the new landscape that they were confronted with. As time passed many returned to find that a lot of their family and friends had either died or moved away. I myself experience this every time I return. The romanticized images of my youth lay in stark contrast to the changes that are currently taking place. I find myself constantly trying to create new relationships and contexts within this new landscape. Nevis is in the midst of a transition. Everywhere there are examples of contemporary life coexisting with a way of life that is rapidly becoming extinct. The dirt roads and donkeys that I remember as a child have now been replaced with pavement and feral domesticated animals that have long been neglected. Whenever I return I am constantly trying to form some connection with what it is I am seeing and where exactly I belong within it." Website: |
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