New media on acrylic glass.
30x25x2"
In high school, there were four of us friends. We were besties. One of the four got into a serious relationship that turned emotionally abusive. Slowly, they faded and we saw less and less of her in school. She eventually dropped out and we lost all contact with her.
As still very niäve kids, we didn't know what to do or who to talk to. I still think of her, and I feel guilty.
This piece is the era before all that bullshit happened. When all we wanted was candy from the corner store.
Kezleigh, also known as Amy Merritt, is a new media, digital artist from Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. Her work focuses on expressing the fragility and complexity of a psyche as it struggles with flaws and irregularities in memory and the subconscious communication of dreams.
Her work starts in the digital realm, cathartically piecing together a moment using various software programs. The work is UV-laser printed on the back of acrylic glass and laser-cut into shapes. Custom work is often site-specific and works with the chosen location seamlessly.
Most recently, she was part of the Artist Project in Toronto and won the prestigious Gladstone House Award. She’s been featured in galleries such as the Arta Gallery, Hazelton Fine Art Galleries, The Propeller Art Gallery, and Gallery 1313.
She has shown work nationally and internationally.
She currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
"I’m not interested in creating an illustration. I want to create something that has its own life and power." - Kezleigh
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