Cameron Kerr | Electric Cedar, Hemlock Blues

Opening Reception | Thursday, September 15th, 7 — 10pm

Electric Cedar, Hemlock Blues consists of a group of geometric abstractions and process based sculptures made from wood salvaged from logging waste on northern Vancouver Island and fibreglass and photographic compositions produced in the studio located in North Vancouver. A main thread in the work is a constant reexamining of cultural identity informed by an accumulation of past experiences growing up in a resource extraction based BC coastal community. The work relates to a pastiche of idioms appropriated from west coast subcultures such as crystals, environmental sightseeing, woodcarving and rock albums combined with studies in minimalist sculpture, the ready made and concrete architecture. The vernacular of left over evidence derived from a series of decisions and actions depicts a reflection on the complex abundance of accessible content of local histories and cultures.

Field Contemporary
September 15 - October 22, 2016

About Cameron Kerr:

Cameron Kerr (b. 1974, Campbell River, BC) is based in North Vancouver. From 1990-1994, Kerr worked as a seasonal commercial fisherman and landscaper for the Homalco First Nations in Bute Inlet. From 1994-1997, he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara, Italy and from 2002- 2007 earned a BFA from Emily Carr University. In 2008-2009 he relocated to Berlin, Germany where he set up a sculpture studio and participated in group exhibitions and conducted research throughout Europe. His sculptures have gained prominence throughout Vancouver, displayed outside at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Queen Elizabeth Theatre and Bloedel Conservatory, among other locations. His work was featured in the group exhibition An Era of Discontent, Art as Occupation (2012) at Kamloops Art Gallery. He has had solo shows in Vancouver at the Hardscrabble Gallery (2014) and at the Grey Church Project Space (2010) and Blanket Gallery (2007).