The symbology of plans series isolates specific symbols used to demarcate space in architectural drawings, abstracting and reconfiguring these references.
CLT (Caress, Lean, Touch) is a series of sculptures using the cross-laminated-timber construction method, now widely adopted in mass-timber building projects as a sustainable building method. CLT uses recycled 1x3 dimensional lumber off-cuts to create geometric forms that are then carved into organic forms. Suggesting the interaction of touch and the body, these forms aim to highlight the sensual aspects of the material, which can be obscured when in its rigid, geometric shape. The contours of the cross-laminated lines intersect with the organic carved form, highlighting the texture and natural grain of the lumber.
Christine Dewancker, CLT (Caress, Lean, Touch), laminated pine, 61 × 61 × 40.6 cm (24 x 24 x 16 in), 2022.
Member since: 2019
Number of exhibitions at the gallery: 2
Tell us a story about Red Head: Joining the gallery as a new member only a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic was difficult; I was searching for a deeper connection and avenue to contribute to the arts community and was inspired by Red Head’s long history as an arts collective. Getting through those first few unpredictable years of the pandemic is a true testament to the resiliency of Red Head!
Christine Dewancker is an artist currently living in Toronto, Canada. Through her work she explores the physical and psychological effects of the spaces we occupy and how the built environment informs our experiences and relationships with each other. She is interested in systems of production and circulation and how these conditions influence our relationship to materials and place. Much of her work is site specific, responding to the environment in which it is situated and is informed by the historical, socio-economic and ecological conditions that produce the places we inhabit.
