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Sam Mogelonsky is a Toronto-based artist and curator.
She holds a BFA from Queen's University (Kingston,
Ontario) and an MFA from Central Saint Martin's
College of Art (London, UK) and has exhibited in
Canada, the UK, France, Ireland and Portugal. She has
participated in residencies in London, UK; Mandelieu
de la Napoule, France; Llorenc de Penedes, Spain; and
the Toronto Islands. She is the recipient of Emerging
Artist Grants from the Toronto Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Council. Her
work is held in Canadian and international collections.
TRACER
By Sam Mogelonsky
Artist Statement
For this project, the artist began by looking at brain PET scans. She was
mesmerized by the colours and patterns created and how these interactions
could be used for diagnosis. Sam used these images to create a pattern to
cover the brain surface in sequins, and treated the sequins like pixels to try
and recreate a sense of the image. There is a contrast between the shine
and seduction of the sequins and the reality of the image you are presented
with, thereby expanding on the dynamic between beauty and danger.
