Dioptric Paradox

Dioptric Paradox is a narrative series in which I play with digital panoramic photographs captured in Venice and Verona. I’ve reproduced and restored these photographic memories on a wood surface with painted interruptions simulating perceived cognitive realities, corrections, filters, and déjà vu. Within the solo exhibition Dioptric Paradox at Zaion Gallery in 2013, these paintings, which were painted in Venice, were placed in dialogue with small works from the Process of Elimination series which were painted in Toronto. A juxtaposition between two cities which intended to draw viewers’ attention to the obscurity between the materiality—painting versus photography—and the questionable nature of lived versus viewed memories. Works represented by: Per Capita Arte Contemporanea

15h26m04s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 75 cm x 35 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

15h26m05s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 75 cm x 35 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

16h16m14s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 105 cm x 55.5 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

16h16m15s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 105 cm x 55.5 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

18h50m48s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 60 cm x 35 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

18h50m49s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 60 cm x 35 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

18h50m50s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 60 cm x 35 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

19h03m09s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 82.5 cm x 51 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

19h03m10s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 82.5 cm x 51 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

19h03m11s | Oil and Photo-transfer on Panel | 82.5 cm x 51 cm | Jaspal Birdi, 2013

Art & Exhibition documentation courtesy of: Stefano Gobetti

Dioptric Paradox Solo Exhibition made possible by: The Ontario Arts Council

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