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Dianne Bos
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Dianne Bos uses pinhole photography not to record an instant of time, but rather, the passage of time. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally in numerous group and solo exhibitions since 1981 that feature handmade cameras, walk-in light box installations, and sound pieces. These tools and devices formulate and extend her fascination with journeying, time, and light-forms. Over the past 25 years Dianne Bos has continually explored motifs such as galaxies and constellations, European interiors with light portals (such as windows or doors) and figures presented as light apparitions.

"My work challenges the view of photography as a way to "capture an instant in time." By using pinhole cameras and long exposure times I record, not an instant, but rather the passage of time at a site. Viewers have said that my work evokes the memory-image that remains for them long after they have viewed a familiar location. I think this recognizes the importance I have always assigned to time, memory, and capturing the essence of place."




Diane Bos est née à Hamilton, Ontario, en 1956 et elle a obtenu un Baccalauréat à la Faculté ses Arts de l’Université Mount Allison de Sackville, au Nouveau Brunswick. Elle vit et travaille maintenant à Calgary, en Alberta. Bos utilise la photographie sténopé pour enregistrer le passage du temps plutôt qu’un instant dans le temps, comme c’est la norme. Depuis 1981, ses photographies ont été découvertes internationalement dans des expositions solos ou de groupes, lesquelles mettent en vedette des caméras fait main, des installations de « boites de lumières » dans lesquelles on peut pénétrer, ainsi que des pièces sonores. Ces outils et ces dispositifs ont donné forme et ont amplifié sa fascination pour le parcours du temps et les configurations de la lumière. Depuis les 25 dernières années, Diane Bos a exploré continuellement des motifs tels les galaxies et les constellations, les intérieurs européens avec leurs arcades illuminées (tels les fenêtres et les portes), et les silhouettes présentées comme des apparitions lumineuses.

"Mon travail défie la conception de la photographie en tant que moyen de “capturer un instant dans le temps”. En utilisant une caméra sténopé et des longs temps d’exposition, j’enregistre, non pas un instant, mais plutôt le passage du temps sur un site. Des spectateurs ont confié que mon travail évoque pour eux, l’image d’un lieu qui demeure en mémoire, longtemps après qu’ils l’aient vu. Je crois que ceci appui l’importance que j’ai toujours accordé au temps, à la mémoire et à la capture de l’essence d’un emplacement."



Flooded Seine, Paris
Pinhole photograph, Silver gelatin print / Sténopé, tirage argentique - 26"x 26" framed /encadré



Rapallo, Italy
Pinhole photograph, Chromogenic Print / Sténopé, tirage chromogénique - 24"x 20" framed /encadré



Chateau de Gudanes, France
Pinhole photograph, Silver Gelatin Print / Sténopé, tirage argentique - 28"x 28" framed /encadré



Narbonne Plage, France
Pinhole photograph, Silver Gelatin Print / Sténopé, tirage argentique - 24"x 24" framed /encadré



SOLO EXHIBITIONS / EXPOSITIONS INDIVIDUELLES

2008
  • Souvenir de Voyage 2000 - 2008, NewZones Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2007
  • Garden Shed Galactica, Museum London, London, Ontario
  • Lumen, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2006
  • Tournesol, Skew Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
  • Verre et Mer, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Apparitions, Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2005
  • Sound and Light, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
  • Temps Retrouve, Past and Present Work, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2004
  • Galactic Carousel, Truck Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
  • Casements:Versailles and Other Interiors, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2003
  • New Photographs & Soundworks, Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2002
  • Son et Lumière, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC
  • Camere Illuminati, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON
  • It's About Time, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2001
  • Dianne Bos - A Survey, Durham Public Art Gallery. Durham, ON
  • 'Brightness Falls'. New Work, Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, ON
  • 'Expedition', New Work, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1999
  • Galaxies and Other Bright Matters, Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, ON
  • The Depth of Fields, The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
1997
  • ...Girl's Dreams of Castles, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
  • Pin Spots, The Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON
1996
  • ...Through a Pinhole/Darkly, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
  • Panoramic Views from the Valley Town, The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
1993
  • In the Province of Memory, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES

2008
  • Time and Space, Dianne Bos, Joe Kelly and John Noestheden.,The Rooms Provincial Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, NFLD.
  • Dark Matter: The Great War and Fading Memory, Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery, 9 May - 22 June 2008 ;Ottawa Art Gallery, October & November 2008
2007
  • Image and Apparatus, London Museum, London, ON
  • Dark Matter: The Great War and Fading Memory, Art Gallery of Windsor, 3 November 2007 - 6 January 2008;
2006
  • Time and Space, Helen Cristou Gallery, University of Lethbridge, AB (travelling exhibition)
  • Dark Matter: The Great War and Fading Memory, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charolettetown, P.E.I.
2005
  • Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff and Edmonton Art Gallery, AB
  • Alberta Scene, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
  • French Landscapes, Art Gallery of Edmonton, Edmonton, AB
2004
  • Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Gallery, University of Calgary, AB
  • Expanding, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC
  • That Obscure Object of Desire, Cambridge Galleries, Ontario
2003
  • Time and Again, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON
  • In the Light of, 6 Contemporary Artists Explore the Legacy of William Fox Talbot , Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, ON
  • Scene Through a Pinhole, PhotoSpace Gallery, Calgary, AB
2002
  • Power to the People, Contemporary Art Forum, Kitchener, ON
  • International Pinhole Exhibition, Festival Visionaria, Siena, Italy
  • Photo Gathering, Aleppo, Syria
  • Body of Water, Luft Gallery, Toronto, ON
  • Times 3, Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001
  • Wheeler Hut Expedition, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta traveled to: The Works, Visual Arts Festival, Edmonton & Illingsworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta
  • Why Pinhole?, Visual Arts Centre, Rochester, New York, USA
2000
  • Fresh, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC
  • Out There Here: An International Pinhole Exhibition, Visual Arts Centre, Provincetown, Mass. USA
  • Time, Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, ON
  • First Contact,Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON
  • 2000 LUX, McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON
1999
  • 10 Countries, Pennings Gallery, Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Passion for Wings, (commissioned work) , National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Pinhole International 2, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998
  • Speed: Visions of an Accelerated Age, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
  • Camera Ready, National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Women with Cameras, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON
1997
  • "you can't say more than you can see...", The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
1996
  • High Winds on the Skyway, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
1994/95
  • Linda Genereaux Gallery, Toronto, ON
1994
  • Up, Up and Away: Stairwell Project #8, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
1989
  • Atque Ars: Art from Mount Allison University 1854-1989, Owens Art Gallery, New Brunswick
1986-89
  • The Pinhole Camera, The Photographer's Gallery, Saskatchewan. Traveled to: Ring House Gallery, SK; Floating Gallery, Winnipeg, MB; Whyte Museum, Banff, AB; Dunlop Gallery, Regina, SK.; Moose Jaw National Exhibition Centre, Moose Jaw, SK.; Estevan National Exhibition Centre, SK.

  SELECTED COLLECTIONS

  Air Canada
  The Alberta Foundation
  ArtBank, Canada Council, Ottawa, ON
  The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
  Intrawest, Blue Mountain, Ontario (Commission)
  Lovas Stanley Paul Ray Berndtson Inc. Toronto, Ontario
  MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON
  Simcoe Place Co-Owners, Cadillac Fairview, Toronto (Commission), ON
  St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, ON
  National Aviation Museum, Ottawa (Commission), ON
  Pinhole Resource, New Mexico, USA
  University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
  Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre, AB
  Wood Gundy Private Client Investments, Toronto, ON

  EDUCATION

1978 Mount Allison University, New Brunswick, Honours BFA



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