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Jon Baturin

Jon Baturin is an artist working photography and digital media. He has spent much of the past decade investigating ideological constructs and the formation of dogmatic systems as they relate to notions of Truth. At present he continues to work on a series of collaborative photo-based and sculptural projects that deal with the fragility of the human species and the subjective interpretations of both Hope and Loss. His research has been manifest in his collaborations as artist-in-residence with numerous international institutions, including the Glasgow School of Art, Tallinn Art University, Athens School of Art, Banff Centre for the Arts, and Tasmania School of Art. Baturin was a co-founder of Critical Media, an international not-for-profit organization with a mandate to promote and develop challenging international cultural projects in diverse media. Large international museum projects have been presented in major venues in Budapest/Hungary, Ljubljana/Slovenia, Auckland/New Zealand, Hobart/Tasmania and Sydney/Australia as well as in several Canadian centres.
Creator Id: 50
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Country of Birth: Canada
Province of Birth: British Columbia
Year of Birth: 1950
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist
Gender: Male
Mediums: installation, photography
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Work by Jon Baturin

Evidence of Justice #1 (maquette)

Work ID: 400

Measurements: 40.64 x 114.3 cm

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Hidden Agenda #3: Analysis, [detail]

Work ID: 1951

Description: From 'Hidden Agenda' series.

Measurements: 152.4 x 213.36 x 182.88 cm

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XY Crisis II

Work ID: 402

Description: From 'XY Crisis' series.

Measurements: 152.4 x 304.8 x 25.4 cm

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Hidden Agenda #3: Analysis

Work ID: 403

Description: From 'Hidden Agenda' series.

Measurements: 152.4 x 213.36 x 182.88 cm

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Enemies Within #1

Work ID: 405

Description: From 'Enemies Within' series.

Enemies Within intentionally manipulates information by shifting contexts and repositioning scientific imagery in a provocative manner. Working from the Muybridge studies on locomotion-gestures poses are selected for their emotive possibilities. Each gesture is then positioned against medical photo-representation of human anatomy (the essential materiality of humankind). The resulting "synthesis of data" represents the kinds of distortion which effect all truths - whatever the original intent --whatever the information.

Originally commissioned for the Tallinn Art Hall (Tallinn, Estonia) Enemies Within takes the form of twelve large "alter-pieces". Anu Liivak, curator of that exhibition, felt that the notions that informed this work were extremely pertinent to Estonia. Like much of the Western world, the Baltic nations have been undergoing a period of extraordinary transition and have been looking for structures and systems to accommodate their needs. In the process, culture, commerce, and politics are subjected to stresses and strains at all levels. Daily economic, social and psychological chaos are the rule rather than the exception. As a result both the social and the material body suffer and truth becomes a tenuous construct in daily life.

Measurements: 152.4 x 248.92 x 20.32 cm

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Enemies Within #12

Work ID: 409

Description: From 'Enemies Within' series.

Enemies Within intentionally manipulates information by shifting contexts and repositioning scientific imagery in a provocative manner. Working from the Muybridge studies on locomotion-gestures poses are selected for their emotive possibilities. Each gesture is then positioned against medical photo-representation of human anatomy (the essential materiality of humankind). The resulting "synthesis of data" represents the kinds of distortion which effect all truths - whatever the original intent --whatever the information.

Originally commissioned for the Tallinn Art Hall (Tallinn, Estonia) Enemies Within takes the form of twelve large "alter-pieces". Anu Liivak, curator of that exhibition, felt that the notions that informed this work were extremely pertinent to Estonia. Like much of the Western world, the Baltic nations have been undergoing a period of extraordinary transition and have been looking for structures and systems to accommodate their needs. In the process, culture, commerce, and politics are subjected to stresses and strains at all levels. Daily economic, social and psychological chaos are the rule rather than the exception. As a result both the social and the material body suffer and truth becomes a tenuous construct in daily life.

Measurements: 101.6 x 228.6 cm

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Enemies Within #3

Work ID: 406

Description: From 'Enemies Within' series.

Enemies Within intentionally manipulates information by shifting contexts and repositioning scientific imagery in a provocative manner. Working from the Muybridge studies on locomotion-gestures poses are selected for their emotive possibilities. Each gesture is then positioned against medical photo-representation of human anatomy (the essential materiality of humankind). The resulting "synthesis of data" represents the kinds of distortion which effect all truths - whatever the original intent --whatever the information.

Originally commissioned for the Tallinn Art Hall (Tallinn, Estonia) Enemies Within takes the form of twelve large "alter-pieces". Anu Liivak, curator of that exhibition, felt that the notions that informed this work were extremely pertinent to Estonia. Like much of the Western world, the Baltic nations have been undergoing a period of extraordinary transition and have been looking for structures and systems to accommodate their needs. In the process, culture, commerce, and politics are subjected to stresses and strains at all levels. Daily economic, social and psychological chaos are the rule rather than the exception. As a result both the social and the material body suffer and truth becomes a tenuous construct in daily life.

Measurements: 101.6 x 304.8 cm

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Evidence of Justice #2 (preliminary assembly)

Work ID: 401

Measurements: 0.522 x 1.566 m; 4,6 x 13,7 m

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Three Reds One Gray

Work ID: 404

Description: From: 'Three Reds / One Gray: Authority Structure & Control No. 1'.

Measurements: variable

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Enemies Within #8

Work ID: 410

Description: From 'Enemies Within' series.

Enemies Within intentionally manipulates information by shifting contexts and repositioning scientific imagery in a provocative manner. Working from the Muybridge studies on locomotion-gestures poses are selected for their emotive possibilities. Each gesture is then positioned against medical photo-representation of human anatomy (the essential materiality of humankind). The resulting "synthesis of data" represents the kinds of distortion which effect all truths - whatever the original intent --whatever the information.

Originally commissioned for the Tallinn Art Hall (Tallinn, Estonia) Enemies Within takes the form of twelve large "alter-pieces". Anu Liivak, curator of that exhibition, felt that the notions that informed this work were extremely pertinent to Estonia. Like much of the Western world, the Baltic nations have been undergoing a period of extraordinary transition and have been looking for structures and systems to accommodate their needs. In the process, culture, commerce, and politics are subjected to stresses and strains at all levels. Daily economic, social and psychological chaos are the rule rather than the exception. As a result both the social and the material body suffer and truth becomes a tenuous construct in daily life.

Measurements: 228.6 x 144.78 cm

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