Benjamin Perron | What If the Sun Didn't Rise
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School of Art Gallery 180 Dafoe Road, 255 ARTlab, University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus,, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Benjamin Perron, “What If the Sun Didn't Rise,” 2024
(courtesy of the Gallery)
Opening Reception: Friday, May 17, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
My artistic practice questions the photographic medium by employing alternative and experimental processes, generally slow and unique-print, in opposition to society's acceleration and the multiplication of digital images. I salvage found or donated materials to produce works from elements that have lost their initial value, such as expired photographic paper or weeds. I favour long exposures that aim to slow down the lived experience by re-engaging the body – mine and the viewer’s – in space and time, proposing a reembodied relationship with the world that has a resonant potential.
Benjamin Perron is a Québec francophone visual artist who works primarily with lensless and camera-less photographic processes. His work has been exhibited in Montréal and Winnipeg, where he has been spending his time for the past 2 years. He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Gabor Szilasi Prize in Studio Arts and the Alfred Pinsky Medal from Concordia University's Faculty of Fine Arts. He holds a BA and MA in Sociology (Université Laval) and a BFA (Concordia University). He is currently completing an MFA at the University of Manitoba's School of Art.