GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS

Olivia Johnston and Neeko Paluzzi explore the emotional, physical, and conceptual weight of materials in an arts practice. Props, prototypes, and paper ephemera are housed in cardboard shrines, each box serving as a stage of memories and labor. The installation reflects themes of obsolescence, protection, and isolation while questioning trauma and mental health. Honoring SPAO: Photographic Arts Centre as a sanctuary for creativity, the exhibition highlights transformation, inviting viewers to reflect on the balance between containment and release.

Garden of earthly delights

2024
Dimensions variable
Used cardboard boxes; LED lights; cut-out images from vintage photography magazines and art history books; c-prints from the artists’ family albums; instant-dye prints, pigment prints, and silver gelatin prints and test strips from the artists’ archives; various objects from the artists’ studios, including film cameras, ceramic figurines, religious paraphernalia, and childhood mementos.