KELLY LYCAN

Kelly Lycan would like to respond to the repetitive nature of walking during the thematic residency.  She wishes to document the cadence of walking by collecting ephemera and creating videos in response to established territories such as trails, maps, floor plans, and thoughts.  She is especially interested in walking though sites of consumption such as a store, museum and art galleries.  Ms. Lycan is currently working on three walking videos that document an instance questioning the way in which a simple act can be transgressed into an event.  Her projects take place through open ended and applied research that evolves into videos, photographs and sculptures.

Artist biography: Kelly Lycan studied her Bachelor of Fine Art and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design from 1991-92 and went on to complete her Master of Fine Art degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in 1998.  Ms. Lycan is primarily an installation artist who has exhibited in Halifax, Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver.  She has been published many magazines including CV Photo, Canadian Art, Fuse and Saturday Night for her articles and photography.  She is a member of Instant Coffee, a service oriented artist collective that builds social structures exploring ideas, materials and actions.