Current Work
Control and Cooperation
In the series Control and Cooperation, Joelle McTigue examines the rituals of gardening and the creation of public spaces that represent how a community wants to be viewed. The work responds to the history of each public space and how it embodies the power dynamics of practical, leisurely, and spiritual pursuits. Restructuring the landscapes, McTigue transforms close-up snapshots into aerial botanical gardens. Control and Cooperation addresses the constant movement of how perception can change.
November 2018
Interview with The Collective
York, United Kingdom
Could you explain the process by which you produce your images?
My street photography evolved during my travels when I became enamored with the history of the grand gardens across Europe. The gardens, their history, and how the land is re-purposed inform how I deconstruct and rebuild my photos. I digitally take the photos apart and re-stitch them together to collapse the perspective and emulate an aerial point of view. The outcome is closer to a digital painting than a photograph.
Recent Exhibition
Cooltzine, Shared Space
May 18, 2019
Locations:
Stour Space, London, England
Papergirl Galerija Hub, Belgrade, Serbia
MOVE.BG, Sofia, Bulgaria
Recent Exhibition
Art on Paper New York
March 7-10, 2019
Art on Paper returned to downtown Manhattan's Pier 36 this with ninety-one galleries featuring top modern and contemporary paper-based art during Armory Week. Art on Paper's medium-driven focus lends itself to significant projects - unique moments that have set the fair apart and established it as an important destination for the arts in New York City.
View on Art on Paper's website here.
