Pendulum
Eva Kolcze, 13mins, 2024
Pendulum examines local plant life and constructed nature preserves, blending still and moving images to represent time's fluidity and its effect on botanical evolution. Through 16mm film and lumen prints created using flowers and vegetation foraged near Todmorden Mills in Toronto, Pendulum questions notions of native and non-native plant species, chronicling their adaptation to rising CO2 levels and severe weather. The project envisions the future evolution of roadside weeds such as asters and goldenrods, now thriving on a former dump site turned wildflower preserve at Todmorden Mills.
Eva Kolcze
Eva Kolcze, a Toronto-based artist, explores the fluidity of time and its expression in natural and built spaces through projects involving geology, architecture, and the environment. Her work incorporates material explorations with analog film, fabric, and digital imagery. Her work has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Canada, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MAC), MOCA Toronto, the Gardiner Museum, Nuit Blanche, Cinémathèque québécoise, Birch Contemporary, and the Images Festival. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University and a Master of Fine Arts from York University.
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Artist page: https://www.evakolcze.com/
