Michelle Caron-Pawlowksy’s work is concerned with the material possibilities of photography. Through the use of a multidisciplinary, installation-based approach that often combines photography, alternative printing processes, textiles, and natural materials, they experiment with the meanings that can arise when a photograph is given a re-established physical presence. Drawing on individual and collective histories as a point of departure, their work often centres on long-term processes of healing, the sentimental value we ascribe to objects, and ongoing reconsiderations of our relationships with the natural world and outdoor spaces. These themes lend themselves to a practice that is both diaristic and informed through research into subjects such as geopoetics, queer ecology, and environmental studies.
Michelle Caron-Pawlowsky is a multidisciplinary image-based artist from Montreal, Canada. Michelle has a BFA in Studio Arts with a specialization in Photography from Concordia University and has begun her MFA in Studio Arts, Photography at Concordia in the Fall of 2023. They have exhibited their work in Canada, the United States, and Italy, and have most recently exhibited at Museo Spazio Pubblico (Bologna), Franconia Sculpture Park (Minnesota), Artch (Montreal), and with Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles.
