06 May, 2020

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Rita Leistner, Skawennati, and Bill Clarke

FF/QQ 9 brings responses from documentary photographer/filmmaker Rita Leistner, whose fable-like series, The Tree Planters, is the subject of her upcoming film; and Skawennati, whose art addresses history, the future, and change from her perspective as an urban Mohawk woman and as a cyberpunk avatar. Joining them is Bill Clarke, a Toronto-based writer known for his thoughtful art commentaries and his impressive collection of art and artist publications/multiples.

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28 Apr, 2020

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Guillaume Simoneau, Cara Barer, and MaryAnn Camilleri

FF/QQ 8 checks in with Guillaume Simoneau, a Montreal-based artist whose recent project MURDER was published to great acclaim by MACK Books; with Cara Barer, who transforms old maps and texts into objects of beauty in her Houston studio; and with Toronto's MaryAnn Camilleri, Founder of The Magenta Foundation and its renowned Flash Forward Competition for Emerging Photographers, now in its 16th year.

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23 Apr, 2020

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Sanaz Mazinani, John Latour, and Liz Ikiriko

FF/QQ 7 connects with San Francisco-based Sanaz Mazinani and Montreal-based John Latour, whose art practices reference the elements of photography yet diverge in unexpected ways. But first up is Liz Ikiriko, a talented artist, independent curator, and accomplished photo editor working in Toronto.

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21 Apr, 2020

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Joseph Hartman, Clare Vander Meersch, and Kim Keever

FF/QQ 6 catches up with photographers Joseph Hartman and Kim Keever, as well as Clare Vander Meersch, founding board member of The Magenta Foundation and Photo Editor/Presentation Team for The Globe & Mail, Canada's national newspaper.

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17 Apr, 2020

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Getty Images Gallery's Shawn Waldron and Photojournalist Barbara Alper

In FF/QQ 5 we hear from Shawn Waldron, Curator at Getty Images Gallery, and Getty photographer Barbara Alper, whose photojournalism spans 40+ years. Both Waldron and Alper live and work in New York City and bring their perspectives on the Covid-19 situation as it is experienced by the citizens of that great metropolis.

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15 Apr, 2020

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Tatum Dooley, Clive Holden, and Chris Shepherd

When the chips are down, it's human nature to look for ways to lend a hand. FF/QQ 4 turns the spotlight on members of the Canadian art scene who are finding creative ways to give back to their local communities: Writer and founder of @cdnartforecast Tatum Dooley, and artists Clive Holden, and Chris Shepherd.

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FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Rita Leistner, Skawennati, and Bill Clarke

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Guillaume Simoneau, Cara Barer, and MaryAnn Camilleri

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Sanaz Mazinani, John Latour, and Liz Ikiriko

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Joseph Hartman, Clare Vander Meersch, and Kim Keever

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Getty Images Gallery's Shawn Waldron and Photojournalist Barbara Alper

FFOTO's Five Quarantine Questions for Tatum Dooley, Clive Holden, and Chris Shepherd