Sharla Mann BFA

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Sharla grew up in the hot hell of the prairies, constantly moving to and from various renovated landscapes across Saskatewan and Alberta. This constant relocation to new developments has shaped her as an artist and her consumption of suburban theory. An emerging artist, Sharla Mann lives and works in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. Sharla holds a BFA in Photography from the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, and has also studied photographically at the Edinburgh College of Art & Design. Her sculptural and silent images speak conceptually about the theories of home, the evolution of suburban landscape, and the identity of our time.

Artist’s statement: My photographic beginnings started only 6 years ago when I was handed my first camera in art school. It allowed me as an artist to photographically support the theories that I had been consuming academically. My images have come to silently investigate theories surrounding the ideologies of home and the evolutionary state of the suburban lifestyle. The motivation behind my photographic work stems from the constant relocation of my nomadic suburban family to various "new and upcoming" landscapes. The images themselves also provide a dual reading. They are in of themselves portraits of the represented individual or community. By focusing in on space and chosen objects, we can gain a greater understanding not only of personality, but also of culture, history, gender, and current socio economics.

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