Eyebat, The Cutting Floor gathers 12 silver gelatin prints that incorporate photograms, light drawing, contact printing, enlarged ¡°digital negatives¡± and hand-colouring techniques with oil pigments. Natasha Katedralis uses photographic tools, as one move in a sequence of gestures, to emphasize, dramatize and recompose the visual into a space of abstraction, flattening and association. These photo-come-collage-come-drawings push the illusory qualities of the photographic medium into a play of highly constructed and graphic surfaces.?

Having recently learned photo-developing techniques under mentorship of artist and darkroom technician Felix Rapp, the prints exist as an experimental extension of the artist¡¯s engagement with photography and images. Using the analogue process, Katedralis combines digital photography with the physical ephemera that constellate her wider practice such as drawings, collage materials and collected items of significance. Fragments of computer desktop images, torn out magazine pages, ink drawings, family heirlooms and renderings of the artist¡¯s house keys, indiscriminately converge in the material space of light-sensitive paper and the liquid chemicals that develop them.

This exhibition is curated by Asia Jong, Burnaby Art Gallery’s Curatorial Aide, and is in participation with Capture Photography Festival‘s 2025 selected exhibitions program.

Hours
Monday-Thursday: 10 am-8 pm
Friday-Sunday: 10 am-6 pm

Sunday, June 1, 3-5 pm
Free,?registration required

Join Natasha Katedralis at the Bob Prittie Library for a fun and creative collage-making workshop! In this session, we¡¯ll explore a variety of collage-based artworks for inspiration and Katedralis will share her collage-making process. Enjoy a relaxed, artistic environment and create your own unique piece to take home.

Paper, scissors, glue and collage materials will be provided. You can also bring your own magazines, newspapers, personal photos or other paper materials to incorporate into your artwork.

Event Data

Tue, Mar 18-Tue, Jun 17 2025

Location

Bob Prittie Metrotown

Click the link for more information£ºhttps://www.burnaby.ca/recreation-and-arts/events/natasha-katedralis-eyebat-cutting-floor