nelson henricks: exhibition and artist talk

Trinity Square Video presents
Map of the City
Nelson Henricks

Exhibition:
January 16 - February 14, 2009
Opening Reception:
Friday, January 16, 2009, 5 - 8pm
Artist Talk:
Saturday, January 17, 2009 2 - 4pm

Trinity Square Video is pleased to present the Toronto premiere of Map of the City by Montreal-based artist Nelson Henricks. Initiated during a six-month artist residency in Rome, Henricks was inspired by chapels and cathedrals that are three-dimensional representations of biblical texts. From the central concept of a "building-as-book", Henricks builds a vision of the urban environment as a library that requires both readers and writers.

Map of the City is constructed as a sequence of exuberantly colourful still images interspersed with text written by Henricks and culled from The Gospel of Thomas and The Bible. Echoing themes in Jorge Luis Borges' short story The Library of Babel, Henricks presents himself as a dutiful librarian classifying and preserving the endless images he encounters in the city.

Bio: Nelson Henricks teaches at Concordia and McGill Universities. He is a graduate of Alberta College of Art and Design (1986) and Concordia's Film Production Program (1994). His works have been presented at galleries, museums and festivals worldwide and are in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art and the Museo des bellas artes Buenos Aires. Henricks was awarded the Bell Canada Award for outstanding achievement in video art.

Trinity Square Video Gallery
401 Richmond St. West, Suite 376
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
416 593-1332
www.trinitysquarevideo.com

Exhibition hours:
M - F 10am - 6pm, S 12 - 4pm

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Trinity Square Video
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