Ella Morton, Dubious Cosmology, York University MFA Thesis Exhibition
Dubious Cosmology is a proposition that the world is overflowing with mystery. It is a series of photographs and sculptures that celebrate the uncanny and the sublime. It is a collection of bizarre renditions of other universes. It is an exploration of fringe beliefs and why they are important. It is an inquiry into photography, the land and sky, UFOs and science fiction. It is a quest to show that there is a relationship between landscape and mystery, and why that relationship is of value to us. If we look at our surroundings – our landscapes – closely, it becomes undeniable that everything is extraordinary, inexplicable, wonderful, and that there is so much more to be uncovered.
Opening reception: Thursday, April 16th, 2015. 6:30-10:00pm
Exhibition runs April 15-26, 2015
About the Artist:
Ella Morton is a Canadian visual artist based in Toronto. Originally from Vancouver, she earned a BFA in photography from Parsons The New School for Design in New York, and is currently completing her MFA in visual art from York University. She has exhibited her work internationally, including solo shows at Viewpoint Gallery and Ross Creek Centre for the Arts in Nova Scotia, Photo Center Northwest in Seattle, and Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art in Kelowna. In 2014, she was a finalist in the Untapped Emerging Artists Competition, as part of The Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair, and her work was also featured in Contact Photography Festival. Upcoming projects include an installation in the inaugural Land Shape festival in North Jutland, Denmark, as well as participation in The Arctic Circle residency in Svalbard, Norway, in 2016.
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