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Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, Ontario, 2023

Exhibition text by Angel Callander.
Documentation by Alison Postma.

Thank you to the Toronto Arts Council for their support in the development of this work.



Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, exhibited at Xpace Cultural Centre, 2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, exhibited at Xpace Cultural Centre, 2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, exhibited at Xpace Cultural Centre, 2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, exhibited at Xpace Cultural Centre, 2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, exhibited at Xpace Cultural Centre, 2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Vessel (body), stoneware, silver, acrylic, wax, 10"L x 3"D x variable height, 2018 - made in collaboration with INOBJECTSWETRUST. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Vessel (body), stoneware, silver, acrylic, wax, 10"L x 3"D x variable height, 2018 - made in collaboration with INOBJECTSWETRUST. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, Kleenex, 2022-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, Kleenex, 2022-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, Kleenex, 2022-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Ring of Hands, stoneware, 13"L x 1.5"D x 13"H, 2019. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Ring of Hands, stoneware, 13"L x 1.5"D x 13"H, 2019. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Bobbie's Mandelbrecht, marble, Sharpie, found rocks, 2022-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Bobbie's Mandelbrecht, marble, Sharpie, found rocks, 2022-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Bobbie's Mandelbrecht, marble, Sharpie, found rocks, 2022-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
60% of my body is water, stoneware, water, metal chain, 23"L x 24"D x 29"H, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
60% of my body is water, stoneware, water, metal chain, 23"L x 24"D x 29"H, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
60% of my body is water, stoneware, water, metal chain, 23"L x 24"D x 29"H, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, handmade paper (cotton/abaca), metal pendant, 5"L x 4"D x 9"H, 2018. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, handmade paper (cotton/abaca), metal pendant, 5"L x 4"D x 9"H, 2018. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Material portrait, stoneware, resin, petals, leaves, pearls, metal chains, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Material portrait, stoneware, resin, petals, leaves, pearls, metal chains, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Material portrait, stoneware, resin, petals, leaves, pearls, metal chains, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, handmade paper (cotton/abaca), metal pendants, chains, 60"L x 5"D x 42"H, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, handmade paper (cotton/abaca), metal pendants, chains, 60"L x 5"D x 42"H, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, handmade paper (cotton/abaca), metal pendants, chains, 60"L x 5"D x 42"H, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
time-keeper, stoneware, sand, 10"L x 10"D x 8"H, 2020. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, stoneware, freshwater pearls, 10"L x 5"D x 22"H, 2019-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, stoneware, freshwater pearls, 10"L x 5"D x 22"H, 2019-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, stoneware, freshwater pearls, 10"L x 5"D x 22"H, 2019-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Untitled, stoneware, freshwater pearls, 10"L x 5"D x 22"H, 2019-2023. Documentation by Alison Postma.
Clock, stoneware, clock hardware, 2021. Documentation by Alison Postma.
In memory of, stoneware, resin, petals, leaves, pearls, 15"L x 2"D x 20"H, 2019. Documentation by Alison Postma.
In memory of, stoneware, resin, petals, leaves, pearls, 15"L x 2"D x 20"H, 2019. Documentation by Alison Postma.



Additional works part of this project and early documentation of select works that degrade over time:

Untitled, handmade paper (cotton/abaca), metal pendant, 5"L x 4"D x 9"H, 2018. Image from 2020.
In memory of, stoneware, resin, petals, leaves, pearls, 15"L x 2"D x 20"H, 2019. Image from 2020.
In memory of, stoneware, resin, petals, leaves, pearls, 15"L x 2"D x 20"H, 2019. Image from 2020.
In memory of, stoneware, resin, petals, leaves, pearls, 15"L x 2"D x 20"H, 2019. Image from 2020.
hanger / hanger, stoneware, 14"l x 0.5"D x 20"H, 2020.
hanger / hanger, stoneware, 14"l x 0.5"D x 20"H, 2020.


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