ILLUMINATIONS AND ENGULFMENT, ROCIO GRAHAM 

Christine Klassen Gallery, January 29 – March 13 
Hours: see christineklassengallery.com 

Born in Mexico, Graham emigrated to Canada in 2002, studying art at Emily Carr University and the Alberta College of Art + Design (now AUArts) receiving a Bachelor of Design in Photography. Her poignant photography is influenced by her passion for the botanical world, her cultural heritage, and identity as a woman and mother. Confronting the pandemic became an exploration of mysticism and the metaphysical:

“My brain kicked in into survival mode and hiding became my focus. How could I use the ways of nature to hide from its threats? 

From this, camouflage and mimicry ideas emerged as a natural response to nature’s threats. During this time, nested amongst nature, old rituals, ways of knowing, memories and past illuminations came to me as night visions to give life to this self-portrait series. 

This is the most personal work made to date. Work that shows the fascination and respect that I have for nature as a creative and destructive force.” 

Graham’s gardens serve as her studio, where her elaborate compositions begin the moment she selects a seed to nurture in both the soil and her imagination. Her large-scale photographs are finely crafted meditations on nature, the cosmos, and her place within it. 

Access: Location is wheelchair accessible. 
Child Friendly

EXHIBITION RELATED EVENTS: TALES FROM THE FOREST & ILLUMINATIONS AND ENGULFMENT LIVE STREAM EXHIBITION TOUR WITH ROCIO GRAHAM

Christine Klassen Gallery, #200 - 321 50 Ave SE Calgary, AB, T2G2B3