Catch and Release
Jeff Tallon has been synthesizing mobile technology and painting since 2009. His work includes QR Codes that, when scanned with a common mobile device, provide referential information about the painting’s subject matter, either through text, audio or visual.
He publically displayed Canada’s first QR Code painting at 2010’s Toronto International Art Fair.
Tallon’s work often challenges the actions we take that shape society through the use of signs and symbols. He references events, historical and current, and provides us with an opportunity to evaluate our perceived reality.
This engaged viewing challenges viewers to interact with their environment and to consider the tools and artefacts that have become commonplace.
Catch and Release will be on display in the Atrium at MaRS June 6-10, 2011.
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