Ontario Science Centre
The Anatomies
Opened April 2, 2007
Ontario Science Centre
770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON
Curated by Ana Klasnja
In “The Anatomies,” exploded high-resolution photographs of disassembled toys - robots and mechanical animals - are each laid out in a manner reminiscent of human anatomy charts. The pedagogical nature of the familiar tin characters is amplified in their disarticulated display. These charts were part of a larger body of work called “The Evolution of Disarticulation,” which mapped the history of the biological sciences as a study of parts, in a playful visual critique.
Biography
Gail Wight
Stanford University
Conceptual artist Gail Wight investigates issues of biology and the history of science and technology through her art. She holds an MFA in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute, a BFA from the Studio for Interrelated Media at Massachusetts College of Art, and is on the faculty of Stanford University’s Art Department, where she runs the studio for Experimental Media Art. She has exhibited her work internationally.
www.stanford.edu/~gailw
This exhibition by artist Gail Wight is co-presented by Subtle Technologies and the Ontario Science Centre.