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Paddy Lamb

Paddy Lamb

Edmonton, Alberta

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Half Gorgeous, Half Absurd, Half Imagined by Paddy Lamb
Half Gorgeous, Half Absurd, Half Imagined by Paddy Lamb
Half Gorgeous, Half Absurd, Half Imagined by Paddy Lamb
Half Gorgeous, Half Absurd, Half Imagined by Paddy Lamb
Half Gorgeous, Half Absurd, Half Imagined by Paddy Lamb
Half Gorgeous, Half Absurd, Half Imagined by Paddy Lamb
Half Gorgeous, Half Absurd, Half Imagined by Paddy Lamb
Half Gorgeous, Half Absurd, Half Imagined by Paddy Lamb
Half Gorgeous, Half Absurd, Half Imagined by Paddy Lamb

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Consists of 207 paintings and sculptures mounted on wood mantels.

Featured in the exhibition "Repeated Visits to the Museum of Life", Gallery@501, Sherwood Park, Alberta, March 2020.

This work has developed out of a collection of abandoned objects that are reminders of human interaction with the land. What might seem inconsequential or incomplete has become an important connection to understanding the landscape at a time when disposability threatens our very existence.

By separating the ‘artefacts’ from their purpose and environment I wanted to see how my interpretations would develop to reflect my memory of the landscape. The more I did this, the more the different iterations took on symbolic qualities. This led me to questions about the act of commemoration and the definition of monument.

I felt I needed to find a way to better express my own questions about these traditional definitions and methods, which I often feel do little to increase our understanding or tolerance. The paintings and small sculptures have developed a language of their own (there are currently over two hundred of them). This is why I have chosen to place each of the pieces on a ‘pedestal’ in a slightly absurd recreation of past traditions with new content, deliberately blurring the lines between memory, reality and symbolism.

I continue to learn from the work. I continue to experiment with the possibilities of presentation and I consider it a work in progress.

  • Collections: Installation and Sculptural Work, Repeated Visits to the Museum of Life

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