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Alison Rossiter: Her Dark Materials
An Online Supplement to the Spring 2011 Print Edition of Canadian Art
Alison Rossiter Gevaert Gevaluxe, exact expiration date unknown, ca. 1930s, processed in 2010 2010 Courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery © Alison Rossiter
In the words of Canadian Art contributing editor Nancy Tousley, photographic artist Alison Rossiter is a “conjuror.” Tousley’s feature on Rossiter in our Spring 2011 issue of the magazine focuses on the tricks Rossiter performs with discarded photo paper, some dating as early as 1900, which the artist frequently acquires by auction, vying with entities like the Getty Museum. In her New York studio, Rossiter brings out hidden shapes and images in the papers: ghosts of times past, and of the materiality of analog photography itself. This bonus selection of six images provides a view of Rossiter’s haunting, exquisite practice.
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