Sealed
Ray Roddick
Contruction (Work Title)
Carl Trahan
Dates Showing: May 29th - July 2nd, 2004
Sealed
Born in Corner Brook, Ray has lived in many outport communiities including Pasadena, Lewisporte, Marystown, Labrador City, Nain and St. John's. Ray graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2000.
Construction (Work Title)
 On construction sites, raw materials and idle mechanical equipment often form compositions that fluctuate between order and disorder. In his project at Eastern Edge, Carl Trahan underlines their formal and installative qualities; it is readily apparent through viewing these photos that the artist is interested in the construction process as an end in and of itself.
 In the past, Trahan focused on construction workers in action, whereas in this series he chooses to present photos where the human is absent. He now places materials and equipment at the center of the images, giving them the same attention the workers formerly enjoyed. This series also reminds us of the artist's ongoing art practice that combines both the form and the formless.
 Carl Trahan's work has been presented in solo shows in Montreal at Centre des arts actuels Skol, Centre d'art et de diffusion Clark and Optica. He has participated in group shows in Toronto (Mercer Union, A Space) and Kelowna (Alternator). He has also been artist in residence at L'Écart (Rouyn-Noranda), Vaste et Vague (Carleton) and Chicoutimi (Le Lobe).
Carl Trahan would like to thank the Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuŽbec for their support in the presentation of this project.
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