Upcoming shows

Foreclosure

Apr 1, 2012

Foreclosure

By Mike Berube

April 1, 2012 - April 30, 2012

The work I produce reflects my need for uncovering dark places and further feeds my desire to produce humanistic, palpable photography. I choose to work with photography on the deepest level possible to produce the best work that I can. I photograph things I feel and see, trying to give voice and meaning to the environment around me.

The foreclosure crisis has been widespread across America, in particular within the state of Florida where the recession has affected many families and forced many out of their homes. These images are a document of this ongoing crisis.

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Mike Berube was raised in Toronto, where he is an established photographer. He initially gained recognition for his pictures in 2007 when he was commissioned to cover life in the slums in Kibera, Kenya. In 2008, the images would go on to receive recognition from world press photo. Mike’s distinct style of emotional, humanistic photography has characterized his work since. Mike's photographs explore themes of human, social and economic conflict on local and international scales.

Belgrade House

Mar 1, 2012

Belgrade House

By Vuk Dragojevic

March 1 - March 31, 2012

Opening: Thursday, March 1, 2012. 6pm - 10pm

Vuk Dragojevic is a Toronto based artist who works in a range of media including animation, video and photography. He has produced work that has been shown in group exhibits and festivals - both locally and abroad - as well as featured in print and online publications. This is his first solo show.

Belgrade House documents the people and places of my life in Belgrade and is driven by the personal and cultural struggle of going back to a place that is at once foreign and familiar.

I am interested in exploring the tension between geographical distance and emotional closeness. In the 12 years since my immigration to Toronto, at the age of 14, I have gone back to Belgrade on a regular basis, keeping strong ties with family and friends while forming new relationships here. This project stems from the sense of simultaneously belonging and standing out, of looking at a place as both an insider and an outsider.

Belgrade House shows people in private spaces, environments that I associate with family and childhood. It focuses on artifacts and relics that are closely related to memory and growing up. The series is an extension of my compulsion to collect and preserve the people, experiences, and places that are significant and meaningful to me.

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