Flash Forward / Flash Back: A celebration of emerging photographers from the Magenta Foundation

Nuit Blanche Toronto
Great Hall, The Image Centre (formerly Ryerson Image Centre)

September 30, 2017
7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Special Program
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

To celebrate The Image Centre's (formerly Ryerson Image Centre) fifth anniversary, we’re teaming up with The Magenta Foundation for an event featuring past and present winners of the Flash Forward Emerging Photographers Competition. From 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm, over 20 artists will present a slideshow of their work in rapid fire rotation. The evening will also include the launch of the 2017 Flash Forward publication. Following this special event, the slideshow will play on loop and the gallery’s exhibitions remain open until sunrise, including The Faraway Nearby: Photographs of Canada from The New York Times Photo Archive.

Featured Artists:
Ali Bosworth, Nathaniel Brunt, Laurence Butet-Roch, Kitra Cahana, Saman Deilamani, Aaron Vincent Elkaim, Chloe Ellingson, Maya Fuhr, Kiana Hayeri, Marta Iwanek, Nick Kozak, Lodoe Laura, Peter Andrew Lusztyk, Luis Mora, Jen Osborne, Katie Sadie, Talia Shipman, Michelle Siu, Justin Somjen, Jessica Thalman, Ryan Van Der Hout, Ryan Walker, Ian Willms, Arden Wray, Eliot Wright, and Kyler Zeleny

Presented with:

Fig. 1

Nathaniel Brunt, Daily Life of Kashmiri Militants, 2016. Courtesy of the artist

Fig. 2

Nathaniel Brunt, Posing Kashmiri Militants, 2016. Courtesy of the artist

Fig. 3

Marta Iwanek, Morning Exercises, Raivka Internat School, Ukraine, 2016. Courtesy of the artist

Fig. 4

Marta Iwanek, Morning Chores, Raivka Internat School, Ukraine, 2016. Courtesy of the artist

Fig. 5

Talia Shipman, Meet me in the Middle (wigs), 2016 From the series Meet me in the Middle. Courtesy of the artist and Back Gallery Project

Fig. 6

Talia Shipman, Told you So (cups), 2016 From the series Meet me in the Middle. Courtesy of the artist and Back Gallery Project

Fig. 7

Ryan Walker, Pulley system assists in the transportation of necessities 100 meters up on Rachel's Ridge, June 2016. From the series Voices in the Wilderness. Courtesy of the artist

Fig. 8

Ryan Walker, Magic Mountain, June 2016. From the series Voices in the Wilderness. Courtesy of the artis

Fig. 9

Maya Fuhr, Hot in the 80’s, 2013–ongoing. From the series Malleable Privilege. Courtesy of the artist

Fig. 10

Maya Fuhr, If Looks Could Kill, 2013–ongoing. From the series Malleable Privilege. Courtesy of the artist

Flash Forward / Flash Back: A celebration of emerging photographers from the Magenta Foundation

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