Cheryl Sourkes
Everybody’s Autobiography
As part of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal
For its 13th edition, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal has invited renowned British curator Paul Wombell to develop an exhibition program around his theme, Drone: The Automated Image. From September 5 to October 5, 2013, visitors will have a chance to explore 25 exhibitions in 14 sites across Montréal. This project aims to map the constantly changing relationship between the camera and the human body. Galerie B-312 is pleased to be partnering with this 13th edition of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal.
Born in 1945 in Montréal, Cheryl Sourkes lives and works in Toronto. She studied psychology and biology at McGill University in Montréal before attending Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. In 2007, the National Gallery of Canada presented her travelling exhibition Public Camera, also shown at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in Lethbridge, and Peak Gallery in Toronto. In 2012, her works were featured in the Desire exhibition hosted by the Bergen Kunsthall in Norway. Her works are part of private and public collections, including the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography and the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa; Museum London; the Seattle Art Museum; the Vancouver Art Gallery; and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
OPENING ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 3:30 pm
As part of Mois de la Photo à Montréal
Drone: The Automated Image
Curator: Paul Wombell
Webcams and social media sites have now become ubiquitous, integrated into our daily life; we have forgotten that they are silently watching the human condition. Images are shared and exchanged with little consideration for the content depicted. The once private space of the home, previously witnessed only by its inhabitants, is now available online for all to view. For some years, Cheryl Sourkes has been excavating webcams and social media sites, seeking suitable material to make works such as Everybody’s Autobiography (2012), Facebook Albums (2010), and BRB (2010). In these artworks she raises questions about the relationship between voyeurism and surveillance, and the boundaries between public and private.
For its 13th edition, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal has invited renowned British curator Paul Wombell to develop an exhibition program around his theme, Drone: The Automated Image. From September 5 to October 5, 2013, visitors will have a chance to explore 25 exhibitions in 14 sites across Montréal. This project aims to map the constantly changing relationship between the camera and the human body. Galerie B-312 is pleased to be partnering with this 13th edition of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal.
Born in 1945 in Montréal, Cheryl Sourkes lives and works in Toronto. She studied psychology and biology at McGill University in Montréal before attending Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. In 2007, the National Gallery of Canada presented her travelling exhibition Public Camera, also shown at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in Lethbridge, and Peak Gallery in Toronto. In 2012, her works were featured in the Desire exhibition hosted by the Bergen Kunsthall in Norway. Her works are part of private and public collections, including the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography and the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa; Museum London; the Seattle Art Museum; the Vancouver Art Gallery; and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.