Portfolio — Amanda Arcuri

Remix 01, 2020
Archival Digital Print on Rag Paper,
40 x 40in (ed. 10)
Remixes, Amanda Arcuri

Remix 02, 2020
Archival Digital Print on Rag Paper,
40 x 50in (ed. 10)
Remixes, Amanda Arcuri

Remix 03, 2020
Archival Digital Print on Rag Paper,
40 x 50in (ed. 10)
Remixes, Amanda Arcuri

Remix 04, 2020
Archival Digital Print on Rag Paper,
40 x 50in (ed. 10)
Remixes, Amanda Arcuri

Remix 05, 2020
Archival Digital Print on Rag Paper,
40 x 50in (ed. 10)
Remixes, Amanda Arcuri

Remix 06, 2020
Archival Digital Print on Rag Paper,
40 x 40in (ed. 10)
Remixes, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 01, 2019
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 02, 2018
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 03, 2018
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 04, 2018
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 05, 2019
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 07, 2019
Chromogenic Print, 33 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 06, 2019
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 08, 2019
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 09, 2019
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 10, 2019
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

A Shot in the Dark 11, 2019
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 50in (ed. 10)
A Shot in the Dark, Amanda Arcuri

Alien Terrarium, 2016

In collaboration with artist Elisa Yon, Alien Terrarium is a public Art piece part of a larger Public Art exhibition: Coastal Cities. One of the effects of living in a coastal region is that many invasive plant species enter the ecology from other parts of the world. This “invasive species terrarium” offers a theatrical panorama of local non-native plants such as English Ivy, Scotch Broom, English Holly and Himalayan Blackberry. It invites viewers to be immersed in an “alien” world and consider themes of migration and survival. Responding to the performative nature of the site, The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, theatrical lighting effects were achieved manually through choreographed movements within the studio using coloured filters and timed flashes. Individual frames were lit in sections then stitched together; sometimes creating a stained glass effect.

Alien Terrarium, 2016
Three Panel Adhesive Vinyl Wrap, 19.2 x 6 x 8.8ft
Part of Platforms Coastal City, Amanda Arcuri and Elisa Yon

Installation View:
Queen Elizabeth Plaza, Vancouver B.C. Canada
May 2016

Alien Terrarium, Panel 01, 2016
Adhesive Vinyl Wrap, 8.8 x 19.2ft
Part of Coastal Cities, Amanda Arcuri and Elisa Yon

Alien Terrarium, Panel 02, 2016
Adhesive Vinyl Wrap, 8.8 x 6ft
Part of Coastal Cities, Amanda Arcuri and Elisa Yon

Alien Terrarium, Panel 03, 2016
Adhesive Vinyl Wrap, 8.8 x 19.2ft
Part of Coastal Cities, Amanda Arcuri and Elisa Yon

Brush in Intervals, 2015

This photographic panorama breaks notions of the traditional panorama and how we picture landscape. A wide brush is lit and photographed in sections, similar to the creation of a digital, 180° panorama, however, it is displayed without the convention of digital stitching. I use directional coloured light or flashlights and projectors that blend with the natural light, veiling and illuminating the shrubs during a long exposure. The unstitched display results in an overlap of a portion of each image from one to the next, revealing inconsistent lighting in these overlaps. This inconsistency points to duration, movement, and a “straight” capture method of a staged space.

Brush in Intervals, 2015.
Six toner prints, 3 x 14 ft.

Installation View:
Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver B.C. Canada
May 2015

Evening West Dyke Trail, 2014

Evening West Dyke Trail is a panelled 360° continuous panorama created to wrap around a column under a Richmond BC Skytrain station. The work responds a local site, mixing local textures within the landscape. The piece explores the site-specific conditions of the West Dyke trail in Richmond, an important natural heritage site. I interrupt the existing landscape by introducing materials and light to mimic the birds, planes and vehicular lights we commonly see in our city. Through these staged photographs, we re-examine the out of place materials and re-look at the landscape they have been placed in. The installation allows for an encased spacious landscape within the column in contact to the concrete surroundings.

Evening West Dyke Trail: Locally Examined, 2014
Four panel light box column
74.5 x 70.5in each panel.

Installation View:
Aberdeen Station, Richmond B.C. Canada
September 2014.

Evening West Dyke Trail: Locally Examined, 2014
Four panel light box column
74.5 x 70.5in each panel.

Installation View:
Aberdeen Station. Richmond B.C. Canada
September 2014.

Cenotaph
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Fire Station 01
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Fire Station 02
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

J.E.H MacDonald House
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Kleinburg
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital (Construction) 01
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital (Construction) 02
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Vaughan City Hall 01
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Vaughan City Hall 02
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Vaughan Mills
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Vellore Memorial Hall
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Canada’s Wonderland
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. 2018
Commissioned by the City of Vaughan,
Amanda Arcuri

Centre Stage, 2014
Chromogenic Print, 40 x 26in (ed. 15)
Amanda Arcuri

Side Light, 2014
Chromogenic Print, 23 x 14in (ed. 15)
Amanda Arcuri

Light Bush, 2014
Chromogenic Print, 26 x 15in (ed. 15)
Amanda Arcuri

Orb, 2014
Chromogenic Print, 19 x 24in (ed. 15)
Amanda Arcuri

Red Rushes, 2015
Chromogenic Print, 23 x 15in (ed. 15)
Amanda Arcuri

Remixes

Arcuri’s ongoing Remix series is a continuation of the A Shot in the Dark Series re-worked as the title suggests. The iridescent colours, which mimic chemical stains, are created by layering two negatives of the same subject. Each negative is slightly different as the flowers move or change after being ignited by flame. Here you are able to see the difference or change between the ritualistic like floral burns that the artist puts her dying subjects through. The images become almost otherworldly or look infected which speaks to Arcuri’s interest in undesirable fauna and the use of light.

A Shot in the Dark

Lit with stain glass, A Shot in the Dark, works through failed hopes and rituals of letting go or bringing new life. Dead floral bouquets or decorative plants are ignited by flame in darkness and then lit through a stained glass window to contemplate transcendence.

Installations

City of Vaughan

Commissioned by the City of Vaughan for their annual Mayor’s Gala, these images highlight some of Vaughan’s attractions and communities. Using these images as backdrops to performances and speeches during the event, these images literally set the stage. Using bright lighting, long exposure and photo merging techniques each photograph illustrates the space in a way not normally seen.

Projections

By using directional coloured light of projectors and flashlights during long exposures to single out planes in space, these scenes of altered, dramatized landscapes question our notions of landscape history and our relationship with the “natural”. Imposing shapes onto the landscape to explore this complex interaction during an embodied process of performative photography and turn the landscape into a stage. Choosing sites that are easily accessible and sit somewhere between the urban and the wild, these ambiguous spaces sit somewhere between the familiar and the unknown.