Monique Martin: annus mirabilis
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Okotoks Art Gallery | At the Station 53 North Railway St (PO Box 20), Okotoks, Alberta T1S 1K1
Monique Martin, "annus mirabilis," 2022
detail, ink on paper, life-size butterflies
Monique Martin: annus mirabilis
Transformation is the deep time of things when life hangs like a question mark, fragile and always changing. A single moment in time can determine a life, but it can also take years and decades to form a life. Transformation is a process within human existence. This process allows us to live in the continuous present as we know we will not be the same person tomorrow that we were today. The arithmetic of life can be looked at as continuous subtraction or as continuous transformation. When we die, there is a universe inside our head that evolved and changed as we experienced life. When parts of our life run thin like the transparent chrysalis of a butterfly there is room for transformation, change, growth and movement.
This installation is comprised of approximately 10,000 silkscreened paper butterflies and 2000 paper dandelions. The butterflies were created using a hand-drawn transparency technique with up to 15 layers of colour on each side of the butterfly.
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