'Partial Loss: exercises in reduction' - Cathy Tuato'o Ross & Ellen Smith, Photospace Gallery 4th-28th November 2016

Not all belongings that are kept “spark joy”. Many things are stored or displayed that may not be treasured. They could have become clutter, may cause anxiety, or feel like a burden or responsibility. Perhaps time or transfer of ownership has caused the objects to become separated from their stories. In this project Ellie Smith and Cathy Tuato’o Ross have been curious about the shifting relationships between objects and meanings, and bring some possible solutions to the problems of accumulation, excess or inheritance to the gallery. Learning from photography, in which three dimensions are reduced to two, Smith and Tuato’o Ross experiment with reducing volume, through compressing, flattening and cremating.

'Partial Loss...' is a collaborative exhibition.
Review by Mark Amery
Artist Bios:
Cathy Tuato'o Ross
Ellen Smith

Image from 'Partial Loss : exercises in reduction'

Cathy Tuato'o Ross and Ellen Smith: 'Exercise in reduction: Shadow collection' (selected images) - 24 archival digital prints, 483mm x 329mm each, 2016. Not for sale.