Shelley Wildeman

Compressed History, 2020-2022

For years, my work was outward, and documented the movement and vitality of public spaces. This new work has turned inward, exploring how a scanner could be used to create intimate spaces with their own vitality. Themes of memory, nostalgia and the passage of time are present for me, as always.

Taken out of context, the flowers here reveal their intrinsic beauty. The enshrouding fabric disconnects them from their typical setting, and creates a series of individual and intimate portraits—where the flowers seem to illuminate the space around them. 

This work was inspired by and begun during the lockdown days of the pandemic—when, we too were each in our own compressed space. 

Shelley Wildeman is a Canadian photo-based artist. Her passion for photography parallels her journey as an art director. She has been a member of Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography since 2003. Shelley has shown in a number of solo and group shows, including in the CONTACT Photography Festival. Shelley’s work was showcased in the online art magazine Omen in 2012. PhotoEd magazine ran two feature articles of her work in 2010 and 2018, and also featured her work in their Winter 2022/23 digital edition.

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Contact:  shelley@shelleywildeman.com
Website: http://www.shelleywildeman.com

May 6th to May 28th, 2023
Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St, Toronto
Hallway Galleries, 2nd and 3rd floors

Artist Talk and Tour
Saturday, May 13th, 2023
11am & 1pm