Encounter
is the medium
Encounter
is the medium
Encounter
is the medium
I work through public art and shared creativity to
shape relationships between people and the
places they inhabit.
I work through public art and shared creativity to shape relationships between people and the places they inhabit.
I work through public art and shared creativity to
shape relationships between people and the
places they inhabit.
SELECTED WORK
Love Letters
to the Great Lakes
Love Letters
to the Great Lakes
Love Letters
to the Great Lakes
A collective portrait of the Great Lakes, drawn from personal reflections on water and its protection.
A collective portrait of the Great Lakes, drawn from personal reflections on water and its protection.
Millepages — Self Talk
Millepages — Self Talk
A French fresque exploring la langue, perception, and the stories through which we understand ourselves.
A French fresque exploring la langue, perception, and the stories through which we understand ourselves.
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Freak Lunchbox
Freak Lunchbox
A candy-cane-coloured dance of marine life, once upon a time woven into the daily experience of downtown Halifax.
A candy-cane-coloured dance of marine life, once upon a time woven into the daily experience of downtown Halifax.
FIELD PRINCIPLES
How people meet.
What they contribute.
What they learn to notice.
How people meet.
What they contribute.
What they learn to notice.
How people meet.
What they contribute.
What they learn to notice.
Six principles guide my practice.
This is a good place to start,
if you’re new to what I do.
Six principles guide my practice.
This is a good place to start,
if you’re new to what I do.
Six principles guide my practice.
This is a good place to start,
if you’re new to what I do.
EN MASSE
EN MASSE
EN MASSE
founded: Montreal, 2009
Learning together
by drawing together.
Learning together
by drawing together.
Learning together
by drawing together.
A collaborative drawing project that creates room for artists to explore shared creativity.
The practice has grown over the years,
including collaborations that now develop
independently of my involvement.
EN MASSE remains a central body of my work — a place to explore shared authorship and
cultivate the relationships that sustain
artistic communities
A collaborative drawing project that creates room for artists to explore shared creativity.
The practice has grown over the years, including collaborations that now develop independently of my involvement.
EN MASSE remains a central body of my work — a place to explore shared authorship and cultivate the relationships that sustain artistic communities
A collaborative drawing project that creates room for artists to explore shared creativity.
The practice has grown over the years, including collaborations that now develop independently of my involvement.
EN MASSE remains a central body of my work — a place to explore shared authorship and cultivate the relationships that sustain
artistic communities
Traces
Traces
Traces
Some works open doors.
Some works open doors.
Some works open doors.
Traces follow experiments, relationships, and changes in direction —and what I carry from them.
Traces follow experiments, relationships, and changes in direction — and what I carry from them.
Traces follow experiments, relationships, and changes in direction —and what I carry from them.
Field Notes
Field Notes
Field Notes
Every project leaves
questions behind.
Every project leaves
questions behind.
Every project leaves
questions behind.
An ongoing notebook of observations from places, conversations, and collaborations.
An ongoing notebook of observations from places, conversations, and collaborations.
Let's begin.
Let’s begin.
Let’s begin.
A place, a question,
a project taking shape.
A place, a question,
a project taking shape.
A place, a question,
a project taking shape.
If you see a connection between this practice and something you’re working toward, I’d be glad to hear from you.
If you see a connection between this practice and something you’re working toward, I’d be glad to hear from you.
© Jason Botkin