May 17 – August 1, 2016

Zak Tatham

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Short-cutting time and space takes some convenient stretching.

Doors, gateways, thresholds, and openings of any sort hold a mystery behind them though highly predictable and standard. In stories beyond film and literature there has always been a history of connecting a fantastic adventure into a new universe, alternate era, metaphorical space or memory by entering a door. In this work, Zak Tatham has focused on linking many of those memories together to create a possibly endless series of mediating connections. The experience develops in collaboration with the traveler (Jesi the Younger) who leads us through the Doorcuts.

The External Space is located in the OCAD University Learning Zone located on level one of 113 McCaul Street.