Jo Longhurst I Present, Sporobole, Sherbrooke, 1 August — 25 August 2008
Solo exhibition for the Canada Summer Games, as part of the Espace [Im] Media festival. “Created in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario during an artist residency, this pared-down installation shows side-by-side, simultaneously, five elite gymnasts. The work seeks to convey the intensity of the moment before a performance, when the gymnast, at the height of her concentration, salutes the members of the jury evaluating her. As the gymnasts prepare for action, their disciplined minds and bodies are presented to camera, revealing moments of slippage between private introspection and public display. The repetition of the same motif within the image highlights the singularity of the work's protagonists. The installation's loops and stutters in continually changing combinations evoke both the anticipation of competitive action, and the arduous training regime of the gymnast." Sporobole, 2013
Work exhibited: Present, 5 channel moving image installation