“In her Blur series, Sandra Brewster explores layered experiences of identity — ones that may bridge relationships to Canada and elsewhere, as well as to the present and the past. The artist directs her subjects to move while she takes their picture. Then, using a gel medium, she transfers her image to a new surface, capturing changes in the creases and tears and empty spaces where ink does not adhere. These layered works capture the effect of existing in a state that defies easy categorization. They evoke the self in motion, embodying time and space, and channeling cultures and stories passed down from generation to generation.”
Sandra Brewster is a Canadian artist based in Toronto whose practice explores identity, memory, movement, and the experiences of the Caribbean diaspora. A child of Guyanese parents, Brewster considers how histories and identities are carried and transformed across generations, geographies, and time. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University and a Master of Visual Studies from the University of Toronto.