Marian Penner Bancroft: radial systems
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Republic Gallery 732 Richards St, Third Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 3A1
Opening reception: Thursday, March 9, 6 – 8 PM
Marian Penner Bancroft's ‘radial systems’ is a series of colour photographs and videos depicting organic objects found on or near the ground and in the water, both cultivated and not. The use of a macro lens makes possible both a change in scale and a scrutiny of forms not so readily accessible to the naked eye. Each item photographed is in a state of material flux, apparent in some more than others. The video work attempts an apprehension of activity almost too slow for perception, focussing on ordinary movements; logs drifting, birds flying, garbage burning, and tugboats plying the Fraser River.
Marian Penner Bancroft has been producing artwork in Vancouver since the 1970s. She has been featured in numerous exhibitions across Canada and abroad, and her work is held in major public collections including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography in Ottawa and the Canada Council Art Bank. Primarily working in photography, Bancroft’s practice has included text, sound, drawing, sculpture and more recently, video. Bancroft is an Associate Professor at Emily Carr University, where she has been teaching since 1981; tiger academic appointments have included Simon Fraser University and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. She is a member of the board of Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver.
Founded in 2006, Republic is a commercial gallery focused on the promotion and exhibition of contemporary visual arts.
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