Artists: Carolina Benitez, Sarah Davidson, Ryan Grover, HaeAhn Kwon, Colin Miner, Emmanuel Osahor, Dana Slijboom, Alex Tedlie-Stursberg, Soft Turns, SUM, Susannah van der Zaag, Laurence Veri, Allanah Vokes
Exhibition title: BLOOMDOOMROOM
Curated by: Daniel Griffin Hunt, Emma Welch
Venue: the plumb, Toronto, Canada
Date: March 12 – April 8, 2021
Photography & Design: all images copyright of Alison Postma and the plumb
BLOOMDOOMROOM is an exhibition about flowering, fruiting, ecological fall-out, late stage environmental capitalism and art at the end of days.
Colin Miner, Untitled (bloom), 2016-2021, zinc prints, variable (2” x 3” each)
Colin Miner, Untitled (red eye), 2017, mixed media, 8” x 10” x 3”
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
HaeAhn Kwon, The Baroness Model. 1874, 2021, ABS suitcase, water mixed with Confucius family liquor in ceramic bottles, pond pump, extension cord, latex tubing, aluminum wire, grounding plug and connector, Canon 50mm lens and lens caps, Styrofoam, ottchil (Japanese lacquer), Plasti Dip, waterproofing putty and tape, pond liner, 30” x 40” x 11”
HaeAhn Kwon, The Baroness Model. 1874, 2021, ABS suitcase, water mixed with Confucius family liquor in ceramic bottles, pond pump, extension cord, latex tubing, aluminum wire, grounding plug and connector, Canon 50mm lens and lens caps, Styrofoam, ottchil (Japanese lacquer), Plasti Dip, waterproofing putty and tape, pond liner, 30” x 40” x 11”
HaeAhn Kwon, The Baroness Model. 1874, 2021, ABS suitcase, water mixed with Confucius family liquor in ceramic bottles, pond pump, extension cord, latex tubing, aluminum wire, grounding plug and connector, Canon 50mm lens and lens caps, Styrofoam, ottchil (Japanese lacquer), Plasti Dip, waterproofing putty and tape, pond liner, 30” x 40” x 11”
HaeAhn Kwon, The Baroness Model. 1874, 2021, ABS suitcase, water mixed with Confucius family liquor in ceramic bottles, pond pump, extension cord, latex tubing, aluminum wire, grounding plug and connector, Canon 50mm lens and lens caps, Styrofoam, ottchil (Japanese lacquer), Plasti Dip, waterproofing putty and tape, pond liner, 30” x 40” x 11”
HaeAhn Kwon, The Baroness Model. 1874, 2021, ABS suitcase, water mixed with Confucius family liquor in ceramic bottles, pond pump, extension cord, latex tubing, aluminum wire, grounding plug and connector, Canon 50mm lens and lens caps, Styrofoam, ottchil (Japanese lacquer), Plasti Dip, waterproofing putty and tape, pond liner, 30” x 40” x 11”
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
Dana Slijboom, Just a Bunny Girl, 2021, oil on canvas, 50” x 62”
Dana Slijboom, Just a Bunny Girl, 2021, oil on canvas, 50” x 62”
Dana Slijboom, Just a Bunny Girl, 2021, oil on canvas, 50” x 62”
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
Colin Miner, Untitled (bloom), 2016-2021, zinc prints, variable (2” x 3” each)
Susannah van der Zaag, Cymbidium, 2021, Inkjet print on archival paper, 19” x 14”
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
Carolina Benitez, mi familia de hormigas (1-11), 2020-2021, stoneware, mixed clay, Argentinian wool, thread, gold hoop, dimensions variable
Emmanuel Osahor, For a moment, 2021, oil on canvas, 72” x 90”
Emmanuel Osahor, For a moment, 2021, oil on canvas, 72” x 90”
Emmanuel Osahor, For a moment, 2021, oil on canvas, 72” x 90”
Alex Tedlie-Stursberg, Woolly Marker, 2018, Fibreglass, Epoxy Resin, Sand, Wood, Found Fur, Fake Plant, 6’ x 1’ x 2’
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
(Left) Sarah Davidson, Moss Perch, 2020, watercolour, ink, graphite and pencil crayon on paper, 12” x 8 3/4“, (Right) Split, 2020, watercolour, ink, and pencil crayon on paper, 8” x 8 1/2“
Sarah Davidson, Fixation, 2021, watercolour, ink, and pencil crayon on paper, 12 1/4“ x 8 1/2“
Colin Miner, Untitled (red eye), 2017, mixed media, 7” x 11” x 3”
Colin Miner, Untitled (red eye), 2017, mixed media, 7” x 11” x 3”
Sum, 2021, Publication, 11 3/8“ x 14 7/8”
Sum, 2021, Publication, 11 3/8“ x 14 7/8”
Sum, 2021, Publication, 11 3/8“ x 14 7/8”
Sum, 2021, Publication, 11 3/8“ x 14 7/8”
Sum, 2021, Publication, 11 3/8“ x 14 7/8”
Sarah Davidson, Diapause, 2020, watercolour, ink, graphite and pencil crayon on paper, 12” x 8 3/4“
Installation view with Susannah van der Zaag, Untitled arrangement, 2021, stoneware, hydrangea, amaranthus, anthurium, pedestal, dimensions variable
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
(Left) Susannah van der Zaag, Gloriosa, 2021, Inkjet print on archival paper, 16” x 14” framed, (Right) Susannah van der Zaag, Hellebore, 2021, Inkjet print on archival paper, 16” x 14” framed
Laurence Veri, Untitled, 2020, porcelain, ilmenite, grog, 6 7/8” x 7 1/4” x 1/8”
Laurence Veri, Hymenocallis (Lis araignée), 2020, porcelain, ilmenite, grog, sand, 10 1/8” x 10” x 1/4”
Laurence Veri, Après un rêve, 2020, stoneware, ilmenite, grog, sand, 6 1/8” x 8 3/4” x 1/4”
Laurence Veri, Untitled, 2020, porcelain, ilmenite, sand, 6 3/4” x 6 1/2” x 1/4”
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
Allanah Vokes, Spring Beauty, 2021, DLP 3D printed resin, 7 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Allanah Vokes, Spring Beauty, 2021, DLP 3D printed resin, 7 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
Ryan Grover, still nothing yet, 2020 (ongoing), Phalaenopsis Orchid, steel bowl, salad spinner, dehumidifier, wooden stand, humidifier, cardboard box, space heater, wire rack, hot plate, pot, thermostat, rock, outlet timers, extension cables, dimensions variable
BLOOMDOOMROOM, 2021, exhibition view, the plumb, Toronto
Sarah Davidson, Blurred, 2021, watercolour, ink, and pencil crayon on paper, 11 3/4“ x 9”
Colin Miner, Untitled (bloom), 2016-2021, zinc prints, variable (2” x 3” each)
Colin Miner, Untitled (bloom), 2016-2021, zinc prints, variable (2” x 3” each)
Soft Turns, reach, 2021, time-lapse stop-motion animation (6 minutes, 21 seconds loop), Audio: NASA seismometer recordings from Mars
Soft Turns, reach, 2021, time-lapse stop-motion animation (6 minutes, 21 seconds loop), Audio: NASA seismometer recordings from Mars