dis-PLACED
Tracy Templeton

In the ´aceNITE held in June, 2016 the exhibition dis-PLACED from Tracy Templeton, artist in residency during May-June 2016, was presented.

A series of works in photolithography and chine-colle that show almost empty environments where the only thing left is the trace of a human presence that is no longer there. Nocturnal atmospheres, somewhat nostalgic and cracked, through the broken spaces golden and silver lines emanate providing another level of reading. Allowing ourselves to establish the association of the gold to the Byzantine, to the atemporal that seems to transport these scenes to a higher, perhaps sacred plane. But at the same time, these fragmented scenes connect us to the intimacy and mark the artist.

ARTIST STATEMENT

While observing the many repairs made to streets and plaster walls around Buenos Aires –along with the European-influenced architecture accentuated with gold leaf such as the Teatro Cólon and other significant landmarks– I discovered parallels between restorative processes and my current research. Looking specifically at lines I had used to signify folds or tears in previous work, I resurrected these marks in my residency artwork. I used leafing techniques to mimic the appearance and philosophy of Kintsugi while referencing the cracked sidewalks and architectural renewal I saw in Argentina.