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Peep Show

Conan Masterson (London, ON)
Runs from February 5, 2010 through to March 29, 2010
Closing reception: Thursday, March 18 at 7:00 PM

Peep Show blurs the boundaries between entertainer and entertained in a way that is both impulsively humorous and unsettlingly carnivalesque. Hundreds of anthropomorphic eyeballs dangle in the window, watching the passing parade. These ridiculous and unnerving objects put the viewers on the spot as the pupils fix upon the viewer, twisting the subject/object relationship into a “who sees who” game. Peep Show creates an absurd carnival of role shifting between performer and performance, which is discomforting, beguiling, and irresistible.

 

 

Conan Masterson

Conan Masterson has been obsessed with the carnival for some time now. Since completing her BFA at Concordia University, and MFA at The University of Western Ontario, she has spent much of her time indulging in the stories of performers from traveling circuses. Her local public library has a delightful collection of fictional and non-fictional tales from the greatest shows on earth. From the collected research, she has created her ideology of the carnival. Conan’s work continuously attempts to spark thrill and lure uneasiness all while engulfing the viewer in the dazzle. She has never actually been to a circus.

 

 

The +15 Window Project is located in the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts +15 pedestrian walkway, 235 - 9th Ave SE
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