Elise Rasmussen, Killing Sailors and Other Short Stories

November 3rd- November 30th, 2011
Opens: Thursday, November 3rd, 7-10pm
1086 ½ Queen St. W. Toronto, ON
Hours: Wed – Sat 12-6 pm & Sun 1-5 pm

Killing Sailors and Other Short Stories is a collection of works inspired by writings, mythology and artwork from the “Age of Sail.” References such as female piracy, ghost ships and colonialism are represented in these photographs and installations. The works situate themselves in a world of dualities, simultaneously showing vulnerability and strength while addressing the liminal existence of being and desire.
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Elise Rasmussen born 1977, Edmonton, Canada / resides in New York, USA. She has received her BFA from Ryerson University (2004) and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2007) where she was awarded a full tuition Merit Scholarship. She has exhibited in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Austria, and Germany, and this is her second solo show with Erin Stump Projects. Her works explore topics as diverse as female piracy and the Strait of Gibraltar, the Beothuk and fishery of Newfoundland, feminism and misogyny in Ancient Greece, the French, love, and how art makes people sick.