Potential Histories

   

 Potential Histories

Explorations involving themes of Identity, Relationships, Meanings and Metaphors can be found throughout much of my work. Potential Histories Investigates within both interior and exterior-constructed landscapes creating a narrative that brings the viewer into a world of familiarity charged with an absence of a presence, ultimately giving the viewer a window to peek into the lives of others both literally and figuratively without it feeling intrusive due to the absence of the owners. Focusing the attention to one apartment building in the downtown Toronto core allows a broad range of owners and lifestyle to build history in the spaces.  A collected portrait of the owners created by the signs of life and objects they have left behind them, create a portrait of both the spaces and the potential owners, while both informing each other(space and owner). The lack of information given in the surrounding darkness is meant to encourage curiosity, and persuade the viewer to further investigate each space, allowing them to examine the history and meaning held in each portrait.

OCADU Photography Thesis Exhibition- REFORMED-

HELLOOO WORLD!

The sun is shining and Thesis is wrapping up so the birds have begun to sing again, Click here--->Contact Photography festival<--- Click here is also fast approaching which is very exciting for TWO reasons.
1. its like Christmas for me and
2. I GET TO BE PART OF IT THIS YEAR
I of course will not be alone in this as my fellow Thesis Photography students exhibit our DAMN HARD WORK that we have spent the greater part of the past year working on.
We have all been working tremendously hard on our work as well as putting everything together as a group and couldnt be more excited to show the world what we have done.
The result is a professional and well articulated (not to mention damn beautiful) lens based exhibition, so Please- Come support us!!

Opening Reception (drinks and schmoozing with the artists themselves)
is APRIL 27TH 6- 10 PM

Not sure how to get there?
click here --->BAM <--- Click here

I'm not really what else I can say, so Please come : )

The Garden Series Featuring Tiiu Koel

TWEETS THE WORD

PORTUGUESE CHEESE IS NOW ON TWITTER, Y'ALL, GET STOKED.

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
FUNNY STUFFF
AMAZING STUFF
all via tweets- think of it as
Portuguese Cheese to go!
WHAT could be better???

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its been a while, sunshine

I miss my old room

STORYTELLER

I don't need to be told the story, in fact I would rather not know your version.

I prefer to tell it myself.

ill never wear running shoes

just sittin around going through some older images. above are a couple of digital pinhole explorations i did for a series, the final ended up becoming something rather different but i've always kind of liked these.
my reason for posting these is because I truly believe that no one should ever be ashamed of their artwork, even if it "didnt make the cut". it's still a piece of yourself that at one point in your life you were proud of, so that being said.. don't be ashamed of your sketches that the teacher said was awful or the photographs that lacked conceptual integrity.
WHY NOT JUST LOVE ART FOR BEING ART EVERY NOW AND AGAIN?
if it makes you happy or evokes ANYTHING/SOMETHING out of you or others, then why not accept it for what it is and stop comparing it to the mona lisa.

so cheers to Art and every doodle you have ever done!

5 million year long weekend

No one died or anything, I'm just blown away by how much you can miss someone even if its just one weekend without seeing them.

just a reminder to give an even bigger next time I see you <3

THE COOP INK / TORONTO STAR

This past Thursday I was fortunate enough to make it into the newspaper with a photograph taken while at The Coop ink photographing their incredible space and just so happened to photograph the wonderful people who work and own the space because to me, they were just as important (if not more) than the space I was photographing, ya? you agree, yaaaaa- BELOW IS THE PHOTO and THIS IS A LINK TO THE ARTICLE





THANKS AGAIN to everyone who was involved in making this happen, couldn't be more excited!!

anddddddd JUST for some added fun here is a group shot of all the amazing people involved! MORE PHOTOS TO COME SOON!

Hope everyone is having a beautiful weekend!!
<3 Nicole

HAYYYYYY

OUT IN THE FOG

HDR- MY WAY.

PHONE TALK/TALK ON THE PHONE

JEEEEEEEESSSSSSUUUSSSSSS
i just spent way too much time on the phone, between being on hold and repeating the same thing a thousand times i never want to talk on the phone again.

THIS WAS YOUR BACKYARD

this was your backyard

AIN'T IT THE TRUTH

by Clifton Burt

Did you go to Nuit Blanche this year?

I didn't spend too much time wandering this city this year, i wasn't even sure if i wanted to go at all to be honest (*GASP) but I'm glad I did end up going for a bit since there is always something cool going on everywhere you look!

Above is a photograph I took at City Hall last night during Nuit Blanche, probably one of my favourite exhibits of the night... city hall always seems to know what I'm talkin' 'bout.


oh, one thing though...WHY did certain areas seem like such a highschool party and whyyy were there so many food vendors? I don't know about this guys...

YOUNG ARNOLD

is soooo adorable!

STONE COLD FOX: TIIU KOEL

stay tuned...
more Photographs to come!
(but not right now...due to technical difficulties )

Is a Storm Cloud

My most recent Self Portrait

Hitler loved bubble baths

Lee Miller by David Scherman, 1945
photographed in Hitlers actual bathtub...




but why does he have a photograph of himself in there?


cheeeeeeeers <3