Chris Shoust
July 6-17, 2011
Opening: Thursday July 7, 7-10pm
GALLERY 1313
1313 QUEEN STREET WEST,
TORONTO, ON M6K 1K8
T: 416 – 536-6778
E mail: director@g1313.org
www.gallery13131.org
Hours: Wed – Sun 1- 6
Main Gallery
SHARING THE BURDEN: A Collective Photographic Experience collected by Stephan Briones
Stephan Brioras was a drug addict and criminal for 16 years and isclean now for four years. He gave cameras to people he meets on the street and asks them to take pictures of what they see.
Photographs have a way of telling a story that isoutside the realm of language. The overall purpose of this initiative is
to collect a series of photographs that reflect the lives of those who live on the margins of our society.
Special thanks to The Gerstein Crisis Centre , Toronto Image Works andVoices From The Streets.
Process Gallery
Chis Shoust: COMMUNICATING WITH THE MENTALLY ILL
The black and white imagery speaks of the desperate times the illness causes. The imagery speaks of the need for shelter, to be counted, to be veiled. Cursive gestures communicate a language that is incommunicable. Blocks of colour bring a light to the scenario, showing a potential of what these people can do. Shoust’s works try to bring the viewer into the environment, into the language of a person with the illness and throughthe language that allows a viewer to see just a glimpse of what is possible with them.
See image above
Cell Gallery
Group exhibition -Works by Members of Gallery 1313
Gerry Richards, Michelle Montague, Lesley Harries-Jones, Paul Brandjs, Joanne Maikawa and Diana Dixon
Window Box Gallery
Come Play with Us, Danny. Tapestry by Brette Gabel curated by Xenia
Brette Gabel is a not so recent graduate of the University of Regina. While avoiding schoolwork Brette began embroidering, quilting and watching horror movies. Following school, Brette moved to Toronto where she participated in the Toronto School of Art’s Independent Studio Program. After which she became a contributing member to the White House Studio. Currently Brette is researching farming accidents, taxidermy and organizing alternative community interventions. Brette’s work strives to connect love, fear, heartache and the grotesque with craft and social interventions.