OUR RELATIONSHIP IS BEAUTIFUL DUE TO THE DISTANCE
Corkin Gallery, Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario.

Jane Corkin and I at the opening reception for my exhibition: Our relationship is beautiful due to the distance.

About the exhibition:

Michelle Forsyth’s multidisciplinary practice opens up new conversations between sculpture and photography. Her first solo exhibition with Corkin Gallery presents work made over the last five years. Forsyth works closely with textiles, using clothing and patterns found in her own closet, referencing personal memories. The artist’s earlier sculptural works took the form of wrapped fabric bundles, sewn or woven together and presented on plinths painted to reference the textiles used. These sculptures were then photographed, resulting in two-dimensional images that flatten and accentuate the planes of colour and pattern. Forsyth’s new body of work continues her engagement with documenting her life through textiles. It features garments made to accommodate her body and her gestures as she navigates the effects of Parkinson’s disease. The finished garments are displayed on custom-built hangers alongside performative self-portraits photographed against painted backdrops.

This project is supported by a Nick Novak fellowship at Open Studio, and was produced with the support of the City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council.

Click here for the interview with Francisco-Fernando Granados

Click here for Exhibition Walkthrough.

Installation View from: Our relationship is beautiful due to the distance.

Installation View from: Our relationship is beautiful due to the distance.

Installation View from: Our relationship is beautiful due to the distance.

Installation View from: Our relationship is beautiful due to the distance.

Installation View from: Our relationship is beautiful due to the distance.

Installation View from: Our relationship is beautiful due to the distance.

Installation View from: Our relationship is beautiful due to the distance.