Photo credits: Reggie-Ray M. P.
Emily Spooner is a visual artist based in Montréal / Tiohti:áke.
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My artistic practice is a process of engaging with the psyche through intuitive creation. Rooted in personal experience, I am interested in giving form to the stories and symbols that emerge from both conscious and unconscious levels of understanding. These projects incorporate sculpture, material explorations, and image-making through painting and drawing, with the intention of combining works to create immersive installations and environments. Oftentimes, the subject matter of a certain project will only become apparent once the work is already in progress, at which point it can be further explored through focused research and analysis.
Storytelling is a central element in my artistic practice, with story defined as an intuitively interconnected web of elements, free from the constraints of linear logic. I often draw upon the visual language of theatre as a framework for storytelling, where alternate realities can be explored and ingrained beliefs upended. In recent years, materials have taken on a central role in the stories that I tell. I am drawn to the felt significance of materials, informed both by my intuitive relationship with them and my deeper understanding of their properties. In my practice, materials are not merely tools for conveying a message—they are fundamental to the message itself, interacting with one another and serving as a physical connection between myself and the ideas I explore.
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CONTACT — emilyspooner96 (@) gmail.com