Julya Hajnoczky Aurora Arborealis
Julya’s work is a critical examination of human impacts on the natural world and how ecosystems are changing in our current era. Her work presents intimate portraits of ecosystems by incorporating ecological cues and highlighting the interconnectedness of species. She adopts and adapts scientific investigation practices, foraging specimens ethically from natural environments. She investigates ecosystems through site visits and consultations with experts, then, arranging the specimens on a high-resolution scanner, composing intimate portraits. The large-scale, unframed photographs on matte paper provide a close look at each object. Her images are elegiac and dark, evoking a future nostalgia.
Dont’t miss artist talk during the opening reception on May 4m at 3pm.
Julya Hajnoczky is a contemporary artist based in Calgary. Equipped with a camper and workspace known as the “Al Fresco Science Machine,” she has explored numerous Canadian ecosystems, from Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (AB) to the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve (BC) and Wood Buffalo National Park (NWT). She has completed artist residencies at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum (Vancouver, BC), Point Pelee National Park (ON) and Terra Nova National Park (NL), among others. Her exhibitions include the Art Gallery of St. Albert (St. Albert, AB), Esplanade Art Gallery (Medicine Hat, AB) and Tilted Brick Gallery (Creston, BC). She is represented by Christine Klassen Gallery (Calgary).