The Nova Scotian artist Susan Feindel is known for her adventurous, experimental approach to landscape painting and her espousal of environmental causes. This painting installation was inspired by her voyages on oceanographic research ships, during which the ocean floor is viewed from shipboard using sonar side-scan technology. Unstretched, ink-painted canvases mounted on the darkened floor appear to bleed into the void, suggesting a submerged, downward-looking view of the benthic (ocean bottom) habitat. Complementing these, a series of perforated ink and wash North Atlantic “map” drawings are illuminated from beneath to illustrate the migratory movements of sea creatures. An ambient soundscape composed of scratchy, rummaging sedimentary sounds heightens the sensation of submersion.

- This exhibition has passed.
Susan Feindel: See Below
March 7, 2009 - May 17, 2009


Susan Feindel Perforation Map 3- Eel Migrations, Sargasso Sea - Portuguese Map, 1632. (2009)
Susan Feindel Perforation Map 3- Eel Migrations, Sargasso Sea - Portuguese Map, 1632. (2009)

Susan Feindel Perforation Map 2- Magnetic Reversals, Mid-Atlantic Ridge (2008)
Susan Feindel Perforation Map 2- Magnetic Reversals, Mid-Atlantic Ridge (2008)

Susan Feindel Perforation Map 1- Cod Migrations, North Atlantic (2007)
Susan Feindel Perforation Map 1- Cod Migrations, North Atlantic (2007)

Susan Feindel Perforation Map 2- Magnetic Reversals, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2008 India ink, graphite and coloured pencils with needle prick perforations on rag paper (2008)
Susan Feindel Perforation Map 2- Magnetic Reversals, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2008 India ink, graphite and coloured pencils with needle prick perforations on rag paper (2008)

Susan Feindel Installation view of India ink floor canvases, ground floor level (2009)
Susan Feindel Installation view of India ink floor canvases, ground floor level (2009)

Susan Feindel Installation view of India ink floor canvases, from mezzanine (2009)
Susan Feindel Installation view of India ink floor canvases, from mezzanine (2009)

“It will smell like the breath of a newborn baby.” 7 (Anonymous, aboard C.C.G.S. Hudson, 2001) 2009 (detail) India ink; graphite, coloured and charcoal pencils on unstretched canvas (2007)
“It will smell like the breath of a newborn baby.” 7 (Anonymous, aboard C.C.G.S. Hudson, 2001) 2009 (detail) India ink; graphite, coloured and charcoal pencils on unstretched canvas (2007)

Susan Feindel “It will smell like the breath of a newborn baby.” 1. Anonymous, aboard C.C.G.S. Hudson, 2001. (2001)
Susan Feindel “It will smell like the breath of a newborn baby.” 1. Anonymous, aboard C.C.G.S. Hudson, 2001. (2001)

Susan Feindel Perforation Map 1- Cod Migrations, North Atlantic 2007 India ink, graphite and coloured pencils with needle prick perforations on rag paper (2007)
Susan Feindel Perforation Map 1- Cod Migrations, North Atlantic 2007 India ink, graphite and coloured pencils with needle prick perforations on rag paper (2007)
Details
- Start:
- March 7, 2009
- End:
- May 17, 2009
- Exhibition Categories:
- Drawing & Printmaking, Nova Scotian Artists, Painting
- Exhibition Tags:
- Susan Feindel
Other
- Year
- 2009