So wonderful to see the David Blackwood show at the AGO, and what an unexpected treat to watch the video by @ropson.studio created in response to Blackwood’s work!
𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡.𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙩.𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣
Jerry Ropson (2025)
On now at the Art Gallery of Ontario - part of the exhibition 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙: 𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝 & 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙
🙌 @ropson.studio ✨
For this exhibition, Newfoundland-born artist Jerry Ropson created an immersive video work as a contemporary response to David Blackwood’s visual world and geographic heritage. Ropson shared: “I belong to a generation shaped by Blackwood’s imagery ... My response draws from that inherited visual lexicon, filtered through distance, change, and critical affection.... While he archived, I often unsettle. Yet, we both work from a deep respect for what fades and vanishes.” Additionally, the artist created an original soundscape for this work, which includes sounds ranging from wind and water to sputtering boat motors and rhythmic ink rolling on an etching plate.
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📷: @ropson.studio
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