Spoiled Lemons
January 13 - 27, 2024 | Wallspace GalleryWhen life gives you Spoiled Lemons… Make an art exhibition?
The concept for Spoiled Lemons stems from a desire to dig deeper than before and bite into life’s bitterness: its seeds, rot, mold, and all. This is Nosy Mag’s first foray into morose territory, but our signature humour and playfulness persist through irony, absurdity, and a certain discomfort that might make you cringe or giggle…
In this exhibition, the artists spill their guts for all to see! As they give into their ugly and even shameful thoughts that are often tucked away, we explore the feelings that inhabit and gnaw at them. Be it the unseemly or the uneasy, the opulent or the grotesque, we are taking a walk on the dark side.
Turning lemons into beautiful, haunting, or melancholic works, this exhibition asks artists and viewers alike: What becomes of our most threatening fears when we surrender to what lurks beneath the surface? By turns crude and confessional, or dream-like to the point of excess, these works question what is real and what is fiction.
Be it the existential humour of David McDougall, the jarring cityscapes of Ferhat Demirel, the sweet surrender of Madeline Richards, the anthropomorphic nostalgia of Melanie Goguen, the pearly desires of Maxime B. Huneault, the raw honesty of Chris Glabb, or the haunting traces of struggle by Tyler Nykilchyk, the artists in Spoiled Lemons revel in the dark and uncomfortable emotions that they can’t seem to escape.
We invite you to investigate and reflect on your own experiences, reconcile challenging truths, and wonder if we can trust our perceptions.
Exhibiting Artists: Ferhat Demirel, Chris Glabb, Melanie Goguen, Maxime B. Huneault, David McDougall, Tyler Nykilchyk & Madeline Richards.
Concept Development: Marianne Brown, Yekta Çetinkaya, Jessica Endress, Brianna Fitzgerald, Sarah Jasmine Hodgson, Alexia-Leana Kokozaki & Electra Millar
Curatorial Statement: Marianne Brown, Jessica Endress, Brianna Fitzgerald & Yekta Çetinkaya
Biographies: Marianne Brown & Jessica Endress
Artwork Interpreters: Yekta Çetinkaya, Jessica Endress & Alexia-Leana Kokozaki
Editors: Brianna Fitzgerald, Alexia-Leana Kokozaki & Rebecca Rama
Exhibition Design: Yekta Çetinkaya, Brianna Fitzgerald & Sarah Jasmine Hodgson & Rebecca Rama
Project Liaison: Sarah Jasmine Hodgson
Graphic Design: Chloé Boucher
Communications: Electra Millar
Curatorial Walkthrough: Alexia-Leana Kokozaki (Host), Brianna Fitzgerald (Editor) & Marianne Brown (Videographer)
