Her first film, Surrounded by Water, was completed through the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto. Her second film, Black Men and Me, was featured in the 2007 Inside Out Film and Video Festival and explores Clarke's perceptions of black masculinity from a black lesbian's perspective.[3] The film has since been featured at the 2007 Reel World Film Festival (Toronto), the 2007 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and the 2007 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. Clarke is also an author and has been published in Bent on Writing: An Anthology of Queer Tales.
In 2013, she started a portrait series "It’s Good To Be Needed," in which she photographed ex-partners who remained friends holding hands.[4]
In 2016, she was commissioned by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ontario, to create a two-channel video installation called "I’m Thinking of Ending Things." The project commemorates the 150 years or Oshawa's manufacturing history through personal stories of job loss.[5]
Clarke's video work "Suck Teeth Compositions (After Rashaad Newsome)" was included in Here We Are Here: Black Canadian Contemporary Art, an exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum in 2018.[6][7][8] That same year her work was included at the LagosPhoto Festival.[9]
Clarke's 2018 exhibition in Toronto, A Welcome Weight on My Body, explored film in photographic form, focusing on creating analog still images of Caribbean Canadian friends and family, whom she found missing or exploited in the genre historically. The scrapbook-like installation of photographs hung in composition of groups on shelves, floor, in wood or metal frames complicated the presentation, in an attempt to pull them away from a minimalist, colder conceptual tradition.[1] In this exhibition Clarke explores the cultural weight of Blackness and presents the photographs in a way that is meant to feel approachable and part of a practice as opposed masterful print and modern presentation.[10]
In 2018 Clarke exhibited her video titled "All That Is Left Unsaid" in Los Angeles. In the video Clarke edited together all of the moments without speech from an Audre Lorde documentary.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abVaughan, RM (September 2018). "Michèle Pearson Clarke at Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography". www.artforum.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^ abMizota, Sharon (March 10, 2018). "Sweat lodge, Audre Lorde, magical holograms: Three stellar art shows that pull you to another place". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^Aisha Fairclough (March 14, 2008). . Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
^Bergman, S. Bear (February 22, 2017). "From exes to friends: The lasting bonds of many LGBTQ relationships". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
^McMillan, Ian (October 24, 2016). "Robert McLaughlin Gallery exhibit to delve into stories of grief, loss due to GM layoffs in Oshawa". Retrieved March 11, 2017.
^"'Here We Are Here: Black Canadian Contemporary Art' at MMFA | BLOUIN ARTINFO". www.blouinartinfo.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^Whyte, Murray (January 28, 2018). "New show returns ROM to African-Canadian issues — and scores a provocative success| The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^Ritchie, Kevin (November 20, 2017). "An exhibit devoted to Black Canadian contemporary art is opening at the ROM next year". NOW Magazine. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^"LagosPhoto Festival 2018". Vogue Italia (in Italian). 25 October 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^Cho, Lily (2018). Making Heavy Weights Light. Toronto: Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography. pp. 2–3.
Publicationsedit
Visitor Information Digital publication. Oshawa: The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. 2017. ISBN978-1-926589-92-3.
External linksedit
Artist website
Archived page for Black Men and Me program listing:
December 20, 2023
michèle, pearson, clarke, this, article, about, canadian, artist, zealand, women, football, soccer, player, michele, clarke, footballer, born, february, 1973, trinidadian, filmmaker, photographer, based, toronto, ontario, canada, born, 1973, february, 1973, po. This article is about the Canadian artist For the New Zealand women s football soccer player see Michele Clarke footballer Michele Pearson Clarke born February 16 1973 is a Trinidadian filmmaker and photographer based in Toronto Ontario Canada 1 2 Michele Pearson ClarkeBorn 1973 02 16 February 16 1973 age 50 Port of Spain TrinidadEducationQueen s University University of TorontoRyerson UniversityOccupation s FilmmakerPhotographerYears active2005 presentWebsiteMichelePearsonClarke com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 Publications 5 External linksEarly life editClarke was born in Port of Spain Trinidad and was educated at Queen s University and the University of Toronto She received her MFA from Ryerson University in 2015 Career editHer first film Surrounded by Water was completed through the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto Her second film Black Men and Me was featured in the 2007 Inside Out Film and Video Festival and explores Clarke s perceptions of black masculinity from a black lesbian s perspective 3 The film has since been featured at the 2007 Reel World Film Festival Toronto the 2007 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and the 2007 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival Clarke is also an author and has been published in Bent on Writing An Anthology of Queer Tales In 2013 she started a portrait series It s Good To Be Needed in which she photographed ex partners who remained friends holding hands 4 In 2016 she was commissioned by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa Ontario to create a two channel video installation called I m Thinking of Ending Things The project commemorates the 150 years or Oshawa s manufacturing history through personal stories of job loss 5 Clarke s video work Suck Teeth Compositions After Rashaad Newsome was included in Here We Are Here Black Canadian Contemporary Art an exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum in 2018 6 7 8 That same year her work was included at the LagosPhoto Festival 9 Clarke s 2018 exhibition in Toronto A Welcome Weight on My Body explored film in photographic form focusing on creating analog still images of Caribbean Canadian friends and family whom she found missing or exploited in the genre historically The scrapbook like installation of photographs hung in composition of groups on shelves floor in wood or metal frames complicated the presentation in an attempt to pull them away from a minimalist colder conceptual tradition 1 In this exhibition Clarke explores the cultural weight of Blackness and presents the photographs in a way that is meant to feel approachable and part of a practice as opposed masterful print and modern presentation 10 In 2018 Clarke exhibited her video titled All That Is Left Unsaid in Los Angeles In the video Clarke edited together all of the moments without speech from an Audre Lorde documentary 2 References edit a b Vaughan RM September 2018 Michele Pearson Clarke at Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography www artforum com Retrieved March 23 2019 a b Mizota Sharon March 10 2018 Sweat lodge Audre Lorde magical holograms Three stellar art shows that pull you to another place Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 23 2019 Aisha Fairclough March 14 2008 Black Women s Film Festival Brings Sex Violence History and Identity to the Forefront Archived from the original on July 6 2011 Retrieved February 16 2009 Bergman S Bear February 22 2017 From exes to friends The lasting bonds of many LGBTQ relationships The Globe and Mail Retrieved March 11 2017 McMillan Ian October 24 2016 Robert McLaughlin Gallery exhibit to delve into stories of grief loss due to GM layoffs in Oshawa Retrieved March 11 2017 Here We Are Here Black Canadian Contemporary Art at MMFA BLOUIN ARTINFO www blouinartinfo com Retrieved March 23 2019 Whyte Murray January 28 2018 New show returns ROM to African Canadian issues and scores a provocative success The Star thestar com Retrieved March 23 2019 Ritchie Kevin November 20 2017 An exhibit devoted to Black Canadian contemporary art is opening at the ROM next year NOW Magazine Retrieved March 23 2019 LagosPhoto Festival 2018 Vogue Italia in Italian 25 October 2018 Retrieved March 23 2019 Cho Lily 2018 Making Heavy Weights Light Toronto Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography pp 2 3 Publications editVisitor Information Digital publication Oshawa The Robert McLaughlin Gallery 2017 ISBN 978 1 926589 92 3 External links editArtist website Archived page for Black Men and Me program listing San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michele Pearson Clarke amp oldid 1184933673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
