Since 2015, Format Magazine has been dedicated to sharing the work of creative professionals using Format for their online portfolios. Now we’re taking it off your screen and putting it on walls.
Opening on September 27th in Toronto, Format Walls is a gallery exhibition featuring 30+ photographers, designers, artists and illustrators. It features a cheeky poster by Dean Fleischer-Camp (Fraude, Marcel la coquille avec des chaussures), a candid skateboarding print by Tobin Yelland (New York Times, Huck), a melty close-up by Laurence Philomène, and many more. There’s torn-out zine pages, arresting portraiture, forlorn landscapes and sets of instant film. When you walk in, you’ll be overwhelmed by talent that coats the walls at Unlovable Gallery.
“It’s based on a simple idea,” explains Format Magazine’s executive editor Jessica Bloom and co-curator of Format Walls. “When you love an image, you put it up on your wall. The expired memory of why you created the image, or why you were drawn to the image, becomes replaced with a new living history after you hang it up. We worked with each artist to select an image that’s a memento, something that stands out from the sea of images online, and deserves a place on the gallery wall.”
The theme was inspired by the collages of photos and magazine tear-outs that cover teenage bedroom walls, or the bulletin board in your workspace that’s covered with postcards and instant photos. Even our fridge doors have photobooth strips and snapshots fixed with magnets.
In a similar way, your portfolio website is similar to a gallery wall. It’s an online exhibit where you host your most important images, rather than an endless feed. Format Walls brings portfolios to life with an exhibition map that mimics our modèles personnalisables.
We’re excited to see people interact with the show, to hunt through the dense salon-style hang of artwork and find the images that resonate with them. Visitors can also sift through a pile of free prints and take their favorites home—from our wall to yours.
Format Walls se déroule du 27 au 30 septembre, avec une réception d'ouverture de 18 à 22 heures le 27 septembre. L'exposition a lieu à Galerie Unlovable1415 Dundas Street West, Toronto. Le vernissage est gratuit, RSVP sur Facebook. Les boissons seront fournies par Beau's.
Here’s a full list of the artists participating in Format Walls:
- Alex Wallbaum + Aleia Murawski
- Alison Postma
- Andrew Watch
- Angela Lewis
- Ben Giles
- Brittany Carmichael
- Clea Christakos-Gee
- Cole Burston
- Dean Fleischer-Camp
- Esther Faciane
- Gabby Frank
- Gemma Warren
- Hayley Morris
- Ian Brown
- Joshua Vettivelu
- Julia Macerola
- Kailee Mandel
- Katie Sadie
- Lara Kruzins
- Lauren Pelc-McArthur
- Laurence Philomène
- Mark Sommerfeld
- Matt Moreland
- Matt Williams
- Melissa Renwick
- Moira Ness
- Nick Bierk
- Rima Sater
- Sarah Bodri
- Tobin Yelland
- Wynne Neilly
- Yannick Anton
- Zhamak Fullad
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