Rocio Graham: Illuminations and Engulfment

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Rocio Graham, "Book II, Illumination and Engulfment," 2020

archival print, 28" x 42"

ROCIO GRAHAM : Illuminations and Engulfment

JOIN US FOR A LIVE STREAM TOUR OF THE SHOW on FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM // Friday February 5, 5-6

TOUR THE SHOW WITH ROCIO // small group tours (max 4 per time slot / all Covid protocols in affect) // Saturday February 6, 2-4

Born in Mexico, Graham emigrated to Canada in 2002, studying art at Emily Carr University and the Alberta College of Art + Design (now AUArts) receiving a Bachelor of Design in Photography. Arriving at the intersection between art and science, her art practice is influenced by her cultural heritage, experiences as a woman, interest in life cycles, and knowledge of botany. She explores the landscape from a body engagement perspective, where labour, mysticism, science and temporality merge. Confronting the pandemic became an exploration of these themes:

“My brain kicked in into survival mode and hiding became my focus. How could I use the ways of nature to hide from its threats? From this, camouflage and mimicry ideas emerged as a natural response to nature’s threats. During this time, nested amongst nature, old rituals, ways of knowing, memories and past illuminations came to me as night visions to give life to this self-portrait series. This is the most personal work made to date. Work that shows the fascination and respect that I have for nature as a creative and destructive force."

Graham’s gardens serve as her studio, where her elaborate compositions begin the moment she selects a seed to nurture in both the soil and her imagination. Her large-scale photographs are finely crafted meditations on nature, the cosmos, and her place within it.

At this time we will not be hosting an on-site Artist Reception or Artist Talk

Related Event: Friday March 5, 5-6 pm on Facebook and Instagram Live stream gallery tour with Rocio