Trevor Van den Eijnden
a soul is not made of atoms
20 January—16 August 2020
The Reach Gallery Museum
32388 Veterans Way
Abbotsford, BC V2T 0B3, Canada
604.864.8087 | thereach.ca
Exhibition description
Trevor Van den Eijnden’s practice investigates patterning, the photographic, the future, and the sublime. a soul is not made of atoms presents several distinct bodies of work by Van den Eijnden that are thematically linked by the artist’s exploration of the concept of impermeable time. Comprising sculpture, light and shadow installation, and photographic images, the exhibition as a whole is designed to create a sense of remembrance of the future and anticipation of the past.
Works in the exhibition
- Six works from the series super saturates, 2007–ongoing
digital photographs on aluminum panels
40 x 60 or 60 x 40 in. each - Ten works from the series familiar strangers, 2014–ongoing
paper, MDF, embroidery thread, screws
4 x 4 x 4 in. each - Three works from the series shored lines, 2014–ongoing
birch, paper, glue, scorching, forest fire soot
10 x 16 x 2 in. each - Four works from the series the relics, 2015–ongoing
acrylic surveillance glass, birch, MDF, lights, uranium glass, readymade objects, acrylic paint
10 x 10 x 10 in. each - sham-real shadows, 2017–2020
acrylic, micro-prism film, MDF, birch fixture, LED lights
22 x 22 Xx 22 in. - Thirteen works from the series a salve for grief, 2020–ongoing
birch, acrylic, micro-prism film, lights
48 x 30 x 2 in. each - the intervals, 2020
reflective vinyl
dimensions variable
The exhibition’s artist bio
Trevor Van den Eijnden is a visual artist, writer, and educator originally from Nova Scotia and currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia. He received two simultaneous undergraduate degrees in 2005—a Bachelor of Arts from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Fine Art from NSCAD University. In 2015 he completed a Masters of Applied Art (Visual Arts) from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. He is currently the Program Head for the Visual Arts Department at the Visual College of Art and Design Vancouver, where teaches courses in photography, conceptualization, history, and intermedia design.
Van den Eijnden’s practice investigates patterning, the photographic, the future, and the sublime. Often referencing the Anthropocene, his work is driven by his interest in photography as a means to capture the future in the everyday, and the photographic as means to engage audience participation in crafting their own memories of the objects, themes, and topics his work discusses.
a soul is not made of atoms exhibition monogram
The monogram for the exhibition can be found here.
a soul is not made of atoms exhibition video documentation
The video walkthroughs, and contextualisation provided by curator Dr. Adrienne Fast for the exhibition can be can be found here, or just below on this page.
