EXHIBITION TOUR + ARTIST TALK
WORKS FOR SALE
NEW ARTIST EDITION
We are pleased to debut on the occasion of the show a special new Risograph artist edition by Robin Richardson-Dupuis. Produced by Possible Worlds in an edition of 50 and available for purchase (frame not included).
Everything is Constantly Changing
Robin Richardson-Dupuis
Exhibition: February 12 to March 7, 2021
Online artist walkthrough: Sunday February 21, 5:45-6:00 PM EST on Instagram @possibleworldsshop. View it here.
Artist-led workshop: Thursday March 4, 6:00-8:00 PM EST, Expressive Typography, register here
Possible Worlds is pleased to present the first exhibition at our new space in Hintonburg, Everything is Constantly Changing, by emerging Canadian illustrator and graphic designer Robin Richardson -Dupuis. A supporter of community-driven art and design initiatives, Robin has been a long-time collaborator of Possible Worlds, working on projects such as the Ottawa Alternative Culture Map, design work for our silkscreening program, and graciously donating their Gratitude design towards our Kickstarter campaign. We are honoured to be sharing Robin’s work in their first solo exhibition featuring illustrations made between 2018-2021.
We will be featuring Robin’s work in our gallery as well as in our windows, part of a vitrine installation series. This leverages Possible Worlds’ street level accessibility and storefront location to ensure the public can view the work during the pandemic. It is very much in keeping with Robin’s approach to design, and we want to thank them for their flexibility and openness in presenting their work during this time. Additionally, we will be hosting an online artist walk through and typography workshop open to all creative levels.
SHOW DESCRIPTION
We are made of memory: the self is a complex compilation of everything that has ever been processed by our senses. How do our emotions distort our notions of sensory experiences, interactions, and events? Everything is Constantly Changing explores the process of sorting through jumbled piles of memories, individually coloured by nostalgia, regret, and mental illness. Together, these pieces make up the whole of the self. These works exist in a space of unreality, floating in between real-life events and deep feelings, impossibly striving to pause a reality where stillness is an illusion. Everything is Constantly Changing is a series of digital illustrations that explore the connection between place, memory, and identity. Focusing on the strained relationship between reality and memory, the illustrations feature both real and imagined space. The pieces utilize text and line illustration in a comic collage style format to examine emotional memories.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Robin Richardson-Dupuis is a Canadian illustrator and graphic designer. Robin spent their childhood in the desert around Austin, Texas, and moved to Ottawa as a teenager. They recently relocated to Kjipuktuk (Halifax) to pursue a Bachelor of Design at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). Robin’s work explores the connection between place, identity, and memory through their point of view as a queer white settler on Indigenous land. They sustain both a personal art practice focused on self-expression through illustration and printmaking, and a freelance graphic design practice centred on supporting community through collaborative design projects.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My practice is steeped in the utility of symbolism— a theme that carries over to my work as an illustrator. As a person who has struggled with the distorting effects of mental illness, and as a queer femme in a heteronormative world, I use illustration as a way of grounding myself. As an illustrator, I create gentle spaces to investigate strong emotions, while developing a personal language of symbols. Flora and fauna, houses, witch hands, and doorways work together to create a surreal facsimile of a place in time, one in which I hope viewers are able to immerse themselves, and link these symbols to their own experience.
ONLINE ARTIST WALKTHROUGH
Join Robin Richardson-Dupuis and Possible Worlds on Sunday, February 21 from 5:45-6:00 PM EST for an online walkthrough of Robin’s show via Possible Worlds’ Instagram.
ARTIST-LED WORKSHOP
Save the date: Join Robin Richardson-Dupuis and Possible Worlds on Thursday, March 4 from 6:00-8:00 PM EST for an online artist-led workshop on Expressive Typography via Zoom. Register here.
We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
