Control Alt Delete
Lisa Figge, Jonathan Stamp, Jacqueline Collomb, Jennifer Sutherland,
and Jacqueline Poirier
May 11 - June 19, 2007

Jacqueline Collomb, Ring the Alarm-(re)versed, video still, 2007

Lisa Figge is interested in exploring how the representations of environmental catastrophes, happening around the globe, mark the individual. Her video Big Mouth is meant to perturb the viewer by way of implicating him/her in the narrative. A large organic thing that floats on the monitor screen, it fuses accusation with regret.

Jonathan Stamp’s work often disrupts male stereotypes by challenging and disassembling social constructs. His work Daydreams focuses on the tension between innocent and aggressive male sexuality.

Jacqueline Collomb’s Ring the Alarm-(re)versed appropriates the song recorded by Hip Hop artist Beyoncé Knowles, forming a critique on Western disconnection from the real world. By referencing popular TV programs, such as American/Canadian Idol, this video offers a critique of people’s dependence on distraction and avoidance.

Jennifer Sutherland’s work as a caterer has inspired her art practice and influences her views on issues surrounding women's work, food traditions and presentation, as well as the passionate interaction people have with food.

Jacqueline Poirier is interested in exploring personal hygiene through a social lens. She intends to create a reactionary response in the viewer through images of private actions in a public context.


Jonathan Stamp, Daydreams, video still, 2007