The Monte Clark Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition "A Weird Science" , a survey of recent photographic works by Evan Lee and Scott McFarland.

Evan Lee and Scott McFarland
08 May - 04 June, 2002
Opening reception: May 9th. 6 - 8PM
Artists in attandance.

Within Evan Lee's and Scott McFarland's combined exhibition the process of photography and how the viewer observes it is closely examined. Both artists present a grouping of colour photographs derived from various sources that serve as an individual and collective look at how photography is perceived. Since photography's inception in the early part of the 19th century, artists and viewers alike have been intrigued by the role that this Weird Science plays and the innumerable questions it brings forth. The early aspect of photography's absolute objectivity is challenged within this exhibition. Evan Lee's photos of found produce boxes, spilled confetti and the derelict space left behind from a removed vanity are examples of his interest in "the relationship between the suspension of belief created by the initial visual experience of a picture and the rationalizing process that follows the comprehension of it". Scott McFarland's photographs of a neglected commercial photographic lab and a garden study at night present a strong and contemplative paradox. They examine the notion of the subject within photography and photography as a subject itself. Through the exhibition, A Weird Science, Evan Lee and Scott McFarland both bring forth the notion that the essence of photography may be questioned, but never denied.

Evan Lee was born in Vancouver in 1975 and graduated in 2000 with a MFA degree from University of British Columbia. Scott McFarland was born in Ontario in 1975 and graduated in 1997 with a BFA degree from University of British Columbia. Both artists live and work in Vancouver.

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