I'LL BLOG TOMORROW

TRYING TO REMEMBER

2012-01-25T10:28:00.003-05:00

Two of my older snapshots will be available for sale at this show curated by Laid Bare. A ton of other great work by Toronto and International photographers will be featured as well. The opening reception is February 2nd from 7-11pm at Forgetus Collective (163 Sterling Rd. Unit 29).

See you there!

FRESH BLOOD

2012-01-22T00:53:00.006-05:00

The boys over at Blood of the Young recently put out another zine, No Trials, which features one of my images and a ton of other talented photographers. Check it out and grab a copy while they're still hot off the presses (or laser printer, rather).

MAMA, DON'T TAKE MY KODACHROME

2012-01-19T09:36:00.002-05:00

I don't post other material very often. But today could use some Paul Simon.

RIP Kodak.

POP POP

2012-01-09T14:41:00.003-05:00

This is how we clean up after a video shoot (no sound). I've got great friends. Thanks Faye for letting me use your studio, and thanks Darren for trusting me with your equipment.

PIZZA PARTY, GIMME PIZZA

2012-01-05T19:20:00.002-05:00

Time for a post holiday detox now. Whipped cream shall no longer pour like waterfalls.

CLOCKING IN, CLOCKING OUT

2012-01-03T11:22:00.003-05:00

This red clock by Bruno Billio inhabited my living room for several months. I made this video in anticipation of how much I would miss hearing its constant tick and chime, as it moves on to another home.

(click the Vimeo or Fullscreen buttons in the player to see the video at a larger size)

UPCOMING JANUARY EXHIBITIONS

2011-12-26T17:35:00.003-05:00

O'Born Contemporary is having their First Annual Emergent Artist Group Exhibition this coming January. The exhibition, titled After the End, will have an opening reception held Friday, January 13th from 6-9PM at 131 Ossington Ave, Toronto. Libations will be available.

My piece, titled Mud Forest, will be shown alongside works from artists Sylvia Adamcik, Bryan Belanger, Scott Everingham, Frank Gross, Hannah Hur, Adriana Kupych, Ryan Louis, Anna Mifsud-Sweeney, Sophia Solaris, Monika Traikov and Ian Willms.

On another note to any of my readers nearby Dresden, Germany: be sure to check out my film Untitled [One] at the 13th dresdner schmalfilmtage, a small-gauge film festival where films are judged to win the favour of the jury and audience.

RAIN WEEK

2011-12-06T00:05:00.003-05:00

I haven't melted, yet.

LOOKING BACK

2011-11-27T00:19:00.003-05:00

I'm still trying to sort out my past so I can know where I'm going. Sometimes I can feel my mind dragging slowly along. Sometimes, on the most quiet nights, I can feel it stop altogether.

Perhaps I should just shut my eyes and start running full speed against the deep red abyss of my inner eyelids.

FACES

2011-11-20T22:34:00.002-05:00

Long days & strange nights.

PHOTORAMA 2011 & MISTLETOE MAGIC

2011-11-19T15:21:00.005-05:00

I've got three new prints going up for sale at the beginning of December.

Two of them will be at Photorama, which is hosted by Gallery TPW beginning on December 2nd. The other will be at Mistletoe Magic, which is hosted by John B. Aird Gallery, beginning on December 1st.

Both of these exhibitions are fundraisers which benefit these not-for-profit galleries (as well as the contributing artists). Prices are quite affordable and would be great for anyone looking to add to their collection, or begin one.

Come by the opening for a drink and to check out some great work.

See you there!

SUMMERTIME: REDUX

2011-11-12T19:47:00.001-05:00

Trying not to forget the days were once this long.

THE EVERY DAY EVERYDAY

2011-11-10T00:50:00.002-05:00

I'm learning the benefits of braking on my bicycle; taking time to stop and smell the roses. This city can be a blur if you're too busy staring at the tail lights in front of you.

HALLOW-WEENIE

2011-11-08T00:59:00.002-05:00

"Do you ever listen to halloweeney music? Watch halloweenie movies?"

Dear Webster's,

Please consider this addition and clarify.

NEW DIGS, SAME CATS

2011-11-05T19:52:00.002-04:00

This isn't the first time my friend has had to paint a room from orange and purple to a fresh white.

CONSPIRACY THEORY

2011-10-31T17:45:00.003-04:00

Mickey Mouse, Uncle Sam and Satan are in cahoots. Please cross the Brooklyn Bridge with great caution.

THE WARM SUN LIGHT

2011-10-29T22:25:00.004-04:00

Toronto Island, Winter 2011

(click to enlarge)

BRIDGE ON GLEN ROAD

2011-10-27T01:36:00.002-04:00

From this spot you can almost pretend the city is ages away, just beyond the cusp of ochre, auburn and emerald. It's an exhausted giant, ready for a slumber through the winter to come as its residents find shelter throughout colder nights.

NEWS

2011-10-14T00:02:00.003-04:00

Headlines this week: Stranger's dog rolls around in mud while unattended; James rides fixed gear; Girl in red jacket makes amusing joke while singling out another individual; Earth continues spinning along its usual course.

STARTING OUT IN THE KITCHEN

2011-10-05T23:28:00.002-04:00

Above: First shot of a mystery roll (circa late 80s/early 90s) pulled from a used camera purchase, alongside the first shot of a new roll loaded in the same camera. Both rolls processed at the same time, the images received no alteration.

The unplanned coincidence seems a little too uncanny.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

2011-09-30T19:22:00.005-04:00

I payed a visit to a friend with two names last week. The extra letters ought to keep them going amongst all those criss-crossed alphanumeric trains. Getting lost can be quite simple in all that darkness.

REELIN' IN THE YEARS

2011-09-17T16:47:00.005-04:00

Elise and I did a little late night editing recently.

Want a piece of that pie for yourself? Black and White Film Factory is closing its doors after so many years of serving the Toronto film community. So go ahead, give some abandoned film a home. (Note: Abandoned film may contain large quantities of blank film which end up on your living room sofa.)

IRRITABLE EQUINOX

2011-09-14T23:52:00.003-04:00

"Do you Fall or do you Autumn?"

"I suppose I autumn."

"How does one autumn?"

"Well, you sort of stand up straight and say to yourself I'm not sure whe[a]ther I'm here, nor there, but I think I may be half way to both."

"How do you feel about that?"

"Neither here nor there- though perhaps slightly disoriented"

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY

2011-09-11T22:43:00.004-04:00

I just picked up an Olympus XA2 and am pretty excited about it.

I'll Blog Tomorrow also got a face-lift. Hopefully you enjoy it!

I'VE LOST ALL SIGHT

2011-09-09T00:49:00.000-04:00

A LITTLE OLDER

2011-09-04T14:51:00.000-04:00

Birthday's are a funny thing: You wake up to 57 Facebook notifications, talk to your Grandma on the phone, then drink a copious amount of alcohol so as to forget the consistent passing of time which brings you nearer and nearer to death each coming night.
Funny thing, indeed.

MISC MAGAZINE & ME

2011-08-31T19:38:00.000-04:00

Be sure to check your local newsstand/bookstore for the Fall 2011 issue of MISC which features images from my series An Apparatus; A Vessel, as well as a little text about me (pictured on the right hand page above). Issues should be available sometime this week.

POOL HOP CITY

2011-08-18T20:08:00.003-04:00

Here's some documentation of a recent shoot at the Christie Pitts pool.

Also in other news: Andie learns how to scale a fence.

A LITTLE PEEK

2011-08-13T23:39:00.003-04:00

If you didn't get the chance to drop by Gallery 44 to see the new work I had up last month, here's a little peek.

Also, thank you to everyone at G44 for making the show such a success!

MY SUNBURN HAS A SUNBURN

2011-08-09T20:10:00.006-04:00

A recent return to the Island with a few less layers and a few more surrounding visitors. (By "few" I actually mean "many" in regards to both the former and latter).

In other news: Andie learns to ride a bike.

SUN ROOM

2011-07-27T23:16:00.003-04:00

These little boxes spend their entire day travelling from one end of the room to the other, until they're only faint outlines that blend off around the edges and dissipate into the darkness of the room as the day nears its end. I know this through understanding, not through observation, for I've been kept under much different circumstances as of late.

THERE ONCE WAS A TIME

2011-07-24T13:55:00.003-04:00

There once was a time when you could visit the Toronto Reference Library and browse through a thick catalogue of 16mm motion picture films. This was a list of all the titles which were available for borrowing (given 1-2 weeks notice, for preparations to be made and film to be inspected). Titles ranging from Charlie Chaplin silents to educational films from the 1970s, a plethora of NFB material and even Degrassi Junior High episodes (and no, I don't mean the one with Drake in a wheelchair).

This collection has recently been removed from the library. Its location I have not yet been able to determine, but I am destined to discover. A gem for small gauge film enthusiasts among Toronto has seemingly vanished. If only I had had more time to take advantage of it.

WILLING PARTICIPANTS

2011-07-20T23:17:00.002-04:00

Sometimes I really just don't have any words.

SHOW AND TELL

2011-07-14T19:11:00.006-04:00

Photo Credit: Stephanie Nicolo

Thanks everyone who made it out to the Aurora Cultural Centre last weekend for the opening of Staccato. If you didn't make it to the opening, you can still see the work until August 27th (excluding Faye's body). Gallery hours are Tue-Sat 1-4PM or by appointment.

Photo Credit: Emily Sebrins

In other news, Gallery 44 now has a blog which I had the privilege of being interviewed for as a part of their first post. This interview coincides with an exhibition of some of my new work, Distances, which is on display until July 30th. Gallery hours are Tue-Sat 11-5.

Scroll towards the bottom of the page here to find out what I had to say.

TRASH

2011-07-12T01:32:00.002-04:00

Due to recent malfunction, the camera which captured this little image is currently sitting in the waste bin.

Anyone have a Minox 35* they'd like to sell? [or other recommendations?]

UNICORNS

2011-07-07T20:37:00.002-04:00

I've been keeping my eyes open for unicorns lately. White majestic mares with spiralled horns that could only ever be held still by a virgin. I've mostly just found these creatures (depicted above) who at times can be more, or less difficult to capture.

One could consider it luck that my purity hasn't been interrogated yet.

EXHIBITION IN AURORA

2011-07-04T20:16:00.006-04:00

detail of Straw Bed from the series Buried (2010)

I'm very excited to announce an upcoming exhibition titled Staccato which opens at The Aurora Cultural Centre (Blue Gallery) this Saturday, July 9th from 1-4PM. This exhibition will feature work from my series Buried (2009-2010) as well as works by my good friends and colleagues, Brendan George Ko and Faye Mullen.

Some other great reasons you should check out this exhibit:

1) The opening coincides with Doors Open Aurora which features 21 of the town's landmark, historic and natural sites.

2) There will be a performance during the opening.

3) An essay by Lisa Visser discusses the conceptual framework of the exhibit.

4) There will be an artist Walk & Talk to discuss the works and allow for Q&A during the opening.

5) aberrations which features the work of Lindsie Canton will be opening simultaneously in the Great Hall Gallery (upstairs).

If you can't make it on Saturday the exhibition will be running until August 27th. Gallery hours are Tue-Sat 1-4PM or by appointment.

DIRECTIONS: To get to the gallery from Downtown Toronto go to the Union Station GO Bus terminal. Take the 65 Barrie-Bradford GO Bus to Aurora. Get off at the Aurora GO Bus & Train Station (not the carpool lot). Walk West along Wellington St, then South on Victoria St until you arrive at Church St. The gallery is located on the corner, exact address is 22 Church St.

This trip should take under one hour from Union Station.

NEW WORK AT GALLERY 44 VITRINES

2011-06-21T21:31:00.005-04:00

It's with great pleasure that I announce an upcoming exhibit of my current work-in-progress (Distances) at the Gallery 44 Vitrines. The opening reception is taking place on (this coming) Friday, June 24th 6-9PM at 401 Richmond Street West, Toronto. This opening also coincides with that of Gallery 44's annual exhibition Proof, which features emerging photographic talent from across the country (including my friend Elise Windsor).
Join me for a drink and tiny-opening-snacks-that-people-eat-over-paper-napkins. It's sure to be a great evening!
More information is available here.

If you can't make it to the opening the exhibition is running until July 30th. Gallery hours are Tue-Sat 11AM-5PM.

NOTE: This work is not up on my website, and I'm undecided when it will be, so take a look in person while you can!

FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

2011-06-12T19:12:00.002-04:00

This is how you fit four people in the smallest hotel room in New York (and still look cool).

I CAN'T HEAR SPIRITS

2011-06-11T19:20:00.003-04:00

I've got a new home to warm. There is often only a thin white line which divides this warmth from the fiery blaze which could leave a scorched hole in the earth.

I'm attending to all candles and remembering to turn off stove tops [figuratively speaking]. I'm inviting over sensible company with soft voices. The morning's light has greeted me each day as I wake, leaving a clean yellow box along the wall as it reflects through the bay window.

CHERRY KINO AT SALTAIRE ARTS TRAIL

2011-05-24T22:04:00.005-04:00

It's with great pleasure that I announce an upcoming screening of my film (Untitled [Two]) at the Saltaire Arts Trail near Bradford, UK- a weekend long art event that is hosting a Mobile Cinema this year. The Mobile Cinema is a movable theatre which seats 10 people at a time, and is completely free! The lovely folks at Cherry Kino selected the films and the full programme is available there.

I'm not sure if a small theatre on wheels will be easier or harder to make-out in, but I'd love to hear how it goes!

TRIPLE SIX

2011-05-21T16:50:00.004-04:00

I spent this year's apocalypse doing my laundry and feeling sorry for you since you've met me. By tonight there will be drinking in crowded places again. Our taste for crude sign language hand gestures will continue with eyes shut.

Blind and signing, the crowd is too noisy and I'm speechless.

Q&A: FRIENDS

2011-04-28T21:03:00.003-04:00

Q: How do you wake a sleeping David Hanes?

A: You don't.

MOVING ALONG JUST TO SETTLE

2011-04-17T17:47:00.004-04:00

Some fun was had on the island the night before we moved away. I guess you could call it a variety show of sorts, our own little circus with nothing all too expected.

My broken bones have healed, I've got a steady paycheque; I'm moving along.

PHOTOPIA FRIDAY

2011-04-12T22:32:00.004-04:00

Be sure to drop by Gallery 44 at 401 Richmond St this Friday (April 15th 6-9PM) to catch one of my prints at Photopia, their annual fundraiser exhibition. There's only one of my prints available and at a price that says "Get Out of My Dreams, and Onto My Wall" so don't delay. Plus, your purchase will be supporting an organization that has helped nurture the growth of photographic artists within Toronto for over 30 years.

See you there!

THE EVERDAY, ALL DAY

2011-04-10T15:30:00.003-04:00

If you've ever wondered about my series Renounced Spaces, this coming Friday would be a good opportunity to learn more and ask a few questions. I will be part of a conference called The Everyday: Experiences, Concepts, Narratives which includes a number of keynote speakers as a part of the Graduate Program in Humanities at York University.

There will be lots happening from Thursday to Saturday but I'll be talking about my work at 4:45PM on April 15th at the York U Keele Campus. I'll also be lucky enough to have my colleague and dear friend Faye Mullen there with me, discussing her work to never forever - a jamais.

TRAMPS LIKE ME

2011-04-09T01:50:00.006-04:00

I've been devising a plan to make my life play out more like a Bruce Springsteen song. I've been doing long division, memorizing the names of the states (in no particular order) and attempting to forget my signature. I've been talking to people as though I know who I am and what I'll become.

At certain angles when the image refracts back at me in a particular way this town seems mostly like fat girls in Pontiac Sunfires with cigarette seats. I'm finding the light can often be too harsh in some places though, so I learn to settle and let my eyes adjust. It's easier to see this way, though I sacrifice my objective seat.

Bruce would have never made a plan, he would've just started running, though he never seemed much the jogger. Then again, I only know three of his songs.

THE DAYS

2011-03-27T20:52:00.002-04:00

-They were, weren't they? I've been relying more on the nights lately, I suppose.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE CORPORATE WORLD

2011-03-22T18:59:00.004-04:00

"I'm working on a new ice cream flavour. It's called toothpaste and white ~~whine~~ wine. It's terrible.

Actually, no, wait, I just tried it- It's not bad."

Jackson Triggs Sauvignon Blanc and Colgate should really team up with Parlour IceCream and make this happen. If they send me a lifetime supply I won't even charge them for the idea.

MY FIRST BJ

2011-03-20T22:23:00.002-04:00

Test Image from my recently acquired B&J 4x5 Press Camera

The houses sit sunken on this street.

ANONYMOUS

2011-03-16T14:58:00.002-04:00

What a beautiful letter. I wish I had your address to write you back. You even left me a stamp (either due to the misguided cancelling-punch of a postal worker or your commitment to personal hand delivering). Perhaps I could lend some tips for fixing those sticky keys on your typewriter.

BUSY WEEKEND

2011-03-15T21:58:00.002-04:00

Be sure not to miss out on my piece Untitled [1] at this year's New Toronto Works Show as a part of Pleasure Dome. The screening will be held at the Poor Alex Theatre 772-A Dundas West at 7PM this Saturday March 19th. Regular admission is $8 or $5 for students/members.

Also stop by Labspace Studio the night before, Friday the 18th from 7PM-Midnight to see the collaborative project Snow Days and an image and some words I felt nicely encompassed my brief stay at Gibraltar Point during the winter. A little hair-of-the-dog for a post St. Patrick.

TO TAIWAN

2011-03-12T13:45:00.006-05:00

Dear Al & Tristan,

Best of luck on your travels. You'll be a little older when you return, but this is how I'll remember you best.
Your Pal,

-n

O, CAD-YOU: FACULTY & FRIENDS

2011-03-09T01:21:00.003-05:00

Be sure to keep your eyes open for an image of mine (Doe Lake) at this year's OCADU Photo Fundraiser Silent Auction, which supports undergraduate Photo students studying at OCAD. A great way to support emerging artists and to purchase a piece of art at an affordable price.

Be sure to remember that bidding closes March 17th at 4PM and bids placed by e-mail or phone close at 2PM that same day.

Best of luck with all your bids!

DOUBLE GHOST

2011-03-08T12:05:00.002-05:00

Not a repost from 2009:

Another bicycle complication and a broken face (x3). Everything looks so familiar through my black-purple-red eye.

BADABABABA

2011-03-06T22:28:00.003-05:00

FACT: There's nothing wrong with the balaclava. It's the best way to keep your face warm and eat food without unwrapping 1000 miles of scarf.

DIZZY

2011-03-01T21:24:00.003-05:00

I took one last walk on the beach last night while the sun was setting. The city looked like it was on fire, like maybe it would burn to the ground.

The first of the month and there are bills to pay and wheels over pavement to bring me to a new place where life is different, or just the same as it was before if I'm not careful enough. It's hard to know you're stuck in a circle when you're inside of it.

GOODNIGHT GIBRALTAR POINT

2011-02-25T19:28:00.005-05:00

Here's to new thoughts, new friends, new ideas, new images and not forgetting the one's that have past either. What-a-winter.

If you would like to visit Artscape and are free this Sunday, come by for this event. It's sure to be a treat.

EXCUSE ME- TAP TAP TAP

2011-02-24T12:09:00.004-05:00

I won a spot at this year's The Artist Project Toronto as part of their Untapped Emerging Artist competition. Opening night is Thursday March 3rd 7-10PM and the rest of the event runs until Sunday March 6th. I'll be there everyday so come visit me at the Video Artbox!

You can purchase tickets here. Type in the promotional code TAP2011ex and get regular admission for $7 (doesn't apply to opening night tickets though).

DOPPELGANGER REDUX: IN 3D

2011-02-24T01:03:00.007-05:00

[OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LEARN THAT PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY PLAID]

SAINT VALENTINE

2011-02-15T22:55:00.003-05:00

February 14th Feast at the Centre (for the 14 martyred saints of Ancient Rome)

STILL LOOKING, STILL

2011-02-11T14:08:00.002-05:00

Get your head out of the dark and keep your eyes peeled on the Snow Days calendar over at Labspace Studio. They're doing a nifty project about the effects of this (especially) cold season on all creative thinkers and creators alike. You can see my page in the calendar here. At the very least, check it out for a picture of me looking like a used car salesman on his first day at work.

HAPPY ONE HUNDREDTH POST

2011-02-05T21:48:00.005-05:00

And now for something completely different!

A digital picture:

Thanks for reading. Wishing you could've shared this breakfast from La Belle Province with me.

Here's to another one hundred posts.

IN THE MIDDLE

2011-02-05T21:32:00.003-05:00

Polaroid test from a film shoot.

AN UNINTERRUPTED STRAIGHT LINE

2011-01-29T14:02:00.004-05:00

The veil of winter

Was pulled over the Island

Disguises the crooked tooth bride

The tourists had flown:

We dislike the cold weather

let this mournful season subside

The shoreline fell back

From the neck to the nave

Exposes the belly of the beach

It lay naked, unclothed

Covered in stones

Shiny and clear, too frozen to reach

STOOL SAMPLE

2011-01-27T00:40:00.004-05:00

Test from 'Stool Standing On Two Legs Hunched Over Hanging Arms Down In A Disdainful Manner Amidst Late Afternoon Sunlight When I Arrive Home In My Studio After A Walk On The Beach'

(working title)

LET'S MEET: IN FILM & FLESH

2011-01-19T23:38:00.012-05:00

After being the official photographer for the last session of STOPTALKING, I finally get to join in on the fun. Here are those most important of details.

Who: Me and my ukulele

What: STOPTALKING 6, a variety show of poetry, performances, projections and other things that don't necessarily start with the letter P

Where: The White House, 277.5 Augusta Ave. Toronto (upstairs)

When: Saturday January 29th, 9PM (I'll be one of the first few people on, the Island Ferry has me on an early curfew)

Why: Because it's always a rambunctious good time.

And if you aren't sick of me after that, one of my experimental film pieces will be screened at this year's 8 Fest along with a bunch of other great shorts also shot on Super-8mm film.

Sunday, January 20th, 9PM.

at Trash Palace, 89-B Niagara Street (Just west of Bathurst)

"But why leave my apartment and pay $5 to see a bunch of cool experimental and totally independently produced films in a wicked cool back-alley projection room when I can just watch your films on your website at home in my underwear?" you may ask...

Well, the 8 Fest only screens works from 8mm prints- all that grain, the humming of the projector, and not a pixel to be seen, the very reason I began to work in this medium!

HELLO, OLD FRIEND

2011-01-07T23:54:00.004-05:00

Here comes the New Year and I've found myself in a new place; reacquainting myself with some uncared for cameras and some unshot film. I'm currently partaking in an Artist-In-Residence program at Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts for the month of January and February.

If you have an affinity for the Toronto Islands and cold weather, come pay me a visit at my studio! There's plenty of room for activities- line dancing, pilates, or even taking pictures.

PS. My website got a facelift for Christmas. Check out the newest edition here.

CATCHING UP ON LAYING DOWN

2010-12-02T22:07:00.004-05:00

One of the loudest swamps I've ever heard full of groaning frogs.

I couldn't help but remember catching frogs at the end of the stream in this town. I couldn't help but remember how fast this trip had passed me by- no time to stop pedalling. I couldn't help but remember how fast this summer had passed me by. I've been trying to keep up with time but have been consistently having a hard time.

Maybe two months on a calm winter island will help me sort through the backlog.

DANCES WITH STRANGERS [NOT WOLVES]

2010-11-22T21:28:00.003-05:00

Dear Archibald Andrews,

I have recently been reading up on reports of your antics circa 1993-1996 and have been alerted by outside sources that the behaviours expressed have been reoccurring for several years prior to this date range and still remain to. I am caused great frustration and anguish by your lecherous attitude towards Veronica Lodge and otherwise disinclination towards Betty Cooper (aside from a short retelling of a crab-fishing expedition). I understand you have a certain attachment towards Veronica, however she has clearly expressed an interest in you that is only passing; Betty has been a true friend and yet you disregard her fondness time and time again.

I understand upon reading this, you may state that even if Betty provides all the emotional support you seek in a partner, that Veronica's sexual prowess out-counts Betty. I would disagree with you again on this statement though. Both Betty and Veronica possess identical physical features (aside from hair colour) and, in my honest opinion, are far more developed than the average 17 year old girl. Betty exudes far more affection towards you than Veronica, though it may come disguised beneath her wavering anxiety.

I simply ask that you review my comments and make considerations for the stability of your own mental health and relationships, both romantic and otherwise. I would hate to see a young man as yourself with such a promising future become afflicted with arrested development of the mind.

Holding you in my prayers,

-n

PS. Tell Jughead I admire his passion for the culinary arts, but to consider Big Ethel's proposition for a date. Also, such fatty and salty snacks may lead to heart complications later in life.

ADDING UP THE NOSE

2010-11-08T00:39:00.007-05:00

STOPTALKING5

Young man counts his nose.

Human sings electronic song.

FRIENDS

2010-11-01T12:17:00.004-04:00

After much anticipation I finally got a new computer. Editing and managing my work just got a whole lot easier!

You may note my desktop image is a photograph (cropped) of Sally Mann's work. Sometimes though, finding images I really like online at 1920x1080 px can be challenging. Sorting through all the shots of girls in thongs on motorcycles can be daunting.

So I invite you, my artistically inclined reader, to send me an image or two that you have produced (72 dpi, sRGB, 1920x1080 px minimum) and I will return the favour. A classic case of "You show me yours, I'll show you mine."

(I will give bonus points and a firm handshake to anyone who has anything that looks good across a dual-monitor display).

You can forward all images to info@nathancyprys.com

THE SAME PLACE I WAS THEN!

2010-10-31T19:25:00.005-04:00

I'll be showing one of my super-8mm-loop pieces in this show, opening Nov 12th from 6-9PM at 334 Dundas (across from the AGO). Unfortunately, I won't be in attendance since I'll be setting foot for the first time on American soil (New York, to be exact) if you can believe it.

There is however an open bar, so please go and have a drink for my sake.

Thinking of you always with warmth and tenderness,

FOUR WHITE LIES

2010-10-27T23:54:00.003-04:00

I was recently commissioned to shoot this for the Globe & Mail's annual Canadian University Report. The inside of the magazine also contains images by fellow friends and colleagues, Brendan George Ko and Victoria Vitasek.

To the lady who works Returns at the Hardware Store- I'm sorry I lied.

You can see it all here

BURNED & BLOWN

2010-10-14T20:38:00.003-04:00

Documents of some recent experimentation.
The newspaper headlines will read:
HOMELY FLORAL DRESS GUSTED BY WIND
FIGHTS BACK IN DANCE OF WITS

LIST OF DEMANDS

2010-10-04T23:32:00.006-04:00

At the opening for We Are Wild.
Brendan- Man With The Vision
Shelby- Curator

Dear Reader,

Trapped in the suburbs. Please send publications of engaging critical art theory. Also, the latest issue of Penthouse Letters would be swell.
Yours Truly,

-n

STONEHAVEN EXHIBIT

2010-09-19T18:29:00.002-04:00

Puck-Pong (2010) Garage Installation & Artist Talk

One of the best parts about living in the suburbs is the vibrant and vast artistic community. I am consistently passing by and receiving invitations to shows and artist talks held in car garages typically used to store common household items, now reappropriated with mass amounts of artwork stored and displayed.
Shown in these images is artist Shawn Dorman discoursing about his latest piece, entitled Puck-Pong, with Carly Sauvé. I was lucky enough to be invited to document this occasion prior to the couples departure to Edinburgh, Scotland where I'm sure Dorman will continue his subtle yet provocative commentary on North American suburbia through his use of sporting goods material.

Q&A WITH SARA TITANIC

2010-09-19T18:03:00.002-04:00

Check out another interview I did recently with Sara Titanic of NOW magazine for her Artist Profile series.

UNLESS I'M ABSENT-

2010-09-06T15:01:00.004-04:00

I'll be showing some Super-8 film work as part of a group exhibition. The opening is Thursday September 16th, from 5-9PM at 111 Bathurst Street (2nd floor).
You can check out the Facebook event invitation here.

DAYS IN A ROW

2010-08-30T00:55:00.004-04:00

The View From Here (and where my mind drifts to a more brightly lit place. Skin toned with fluorescent lights never quite suited me so well.)

WON'T NEVER GROW OLD

2010-08-18T16:14:00.003-04:00

I recently had some poetry published in the zine OLD (produced by the lovely and talented Brooke Manning). You can order copies here for $15 and read some other wonderful words too aside from just my own (or better yet, get a subscription!)

CA-LI-FOR-NIA BOYS

2010-08-10T10:35:00.004-04:00

Check out an interview I recently did with Rebel Magazine.
I think something in California is calling me, possibly the dry heat and endless horizons of Death Valley or maybe it's just Katy Perry.

SEAFOAM JESUS

2010-08-04T00:15:00.003-04:00

Pulled from the vaults of the rainiest days in my years, as if apartments had been submerged.
If only I could walk on water...

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

2010-07-16T01:46:00.002-04:00

Please note, my portfolio at artdied.com has now moved to nathancyprys.com
Keep on roamin'

TREEHOME

2010-07-15T00:59:00.006-04:00

outtake from Renounced Spaces (2008)

Give me back my dirt manicure, Give me back my unkempt hair.
The ground was never grateful for my presence yet never rejected me either. Let me see you clouds and come down to cover my head, to bring dreams and cover what's in front of me. I will carry you and leave the blue skies of tomorrow for my peers. Make me a home in your garden. Can you tell yet the difference of my prayer from my begging?

CHIN UP, KID

2010-06-16T19:06:00.004-04:00

Come sleepwalk your dog with me on page 28 of Off The Map's Summer 2010 Issue: Living On The Edge. It includes 7 high-res images with a film grain that'll leave you tossing your Nikon Coolpix aside for the nearest dollar store disposable.

GOOD EVENING AMHERST ISLAND

2010-06-08T10:49:00.003-04:00

Late Night: We rode bicycles down the dirty path with our wheels exhaling all their air, wheezing like grandfather's once did, now buried in the cemetery we pointed towards. I'm not sure what happens when you die. Can I borrow your beliefs?

FAREWELL TO THE BE(A)ST: REDUX

2010-06-04T22:36:00.003-04:00

you dance like a child
you smile like saints
stuck my head up my ass
lost my breath and then faint

WE ARE WILD

2010-05-20T10:59:00.003-04:00

Come check out my latest work at We Are Wild, opening this Friday between 7-10PM and running until June 12. Check out the XPACE website for all the details.

STILL BREATHING, STILLBORN

2010-05-13T18:52:00.004-04:00

Something about this place hiccups a scattered "home" just before it erupts. But now it's cluttered with punk magic and palm readers who don't need to try very hard to know our future's are bleak. I guess home never really had that. I guess that I guess too much, leaving certainties few and far apart.
So here's to the nights with the Beast, you were never really wanted, just had.
(Don't feel so bad, some of my best friends were too; I still love them so.)

IN A DRAFTY MUSEUM

2010-04-18T20:19:00.003-04:00

Documentation shot from a recent 8mm film shoot, providing a face to the speechless woman hid from the world. (Stephanie).

BELLY (BOTTOM'S) UP

2010-04-03T23:54:00.005-04:00

Still warm and floating, not long after the time had come; his time had come: Robin's fish.
A man I admire, who was once young but is now old, said to a woman with eyes that blinked so often you would think they were closed, that profiting off misery is perhaps the best thing you can do with it. Unfortunately I haven't seen any excessive monetary income come sliding into my worn down pockets with all the misery I've sculpted, though at least some pretty colours were caught still and frozen.
Anything is better than nothing.

HANGING ON

2010-03-21T22:10:00.003-04:00

Polaroid with Tegan and her friends.

FIRST HOUSE SHOW

2010-03-18T20:24:00.004-04:00

text: Amanda Rataj

Carnival Moon
André Charles Thériault
Nathan Cyprys

Earth Hour House Show

at Modern Hair Design
8pm - no cover

DOPPELGANGER

2010-03-12T14:18:00.005-05:00

[OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND
REALIZE THERE'S MORE THAN ONE TAJ]

MINIMALISM FROM A MESSY PLACE

2010-03-10T16:40:00.003-05:00

Documentation shots from a film shoot which will be run on a short super-8 loop.
Assistant trying to hide: Liz.

PAVLOV'S DOG & THE NEW CAMERA

2010-02-23T01:07:00.004-05:00

A Brief Poem Or Excerpt To Be Titled Whatever You Want It To Be

Forget me, Forgetting you
For you see I too have stumbled

Genitals rubbed together so long
They have now lost their lustre
All time spent to fuck each other

Youth is washed down drain pipes
Stomachs irked until spent
Across glacial apartment staircases

WELCOME TO MIAMI

2010-02-13T13:30:00.004-05:00

Going somewhere with Faye can be like taking the kids grocery shopping. We lock her in the car with a crack in the window and promise to be back in five minutes, but she's gone. We're locked out. We make up for the cold weather with 6oz burgers covered in hot peppers (a burrito for the vegetarian). A lack of colour seems to suit this dull season.

I should move us all to Miami. Shovels-Across-Canada digging up the earth and planting it on the bursting belly of this planet, scorched under the temperamental sun. From Brazil to Kenya, Somalia to the Congo. We could be that remote island in the South Pacific, Kanata.

KEEPING WARM THE COLDEST WAY

2010-02-12T12:45:00.004-05:00

I have a feeling this isn't what he had in mind so long ago when Tim asked me to take his picture. You'll just have to take my word for it, he really is very handsome.
These are 3.25"x4.25" Polaroid tests cropped from a 4x5 camera.

THERE THEY WENT

2010-02-09T13:30:00.006-05:00

Pushkin is growing bigger with each passing day. He's held but struggles.