Ann Jaeger-Disarming Language

Ann Jaeger: Disarming Language
Visual footnotes on the persistance of the romance vernacular and design of the literature of hunting, trapping and outdoorsmanship in the 20th century

Exhibition runs October 16 - October 31, 2008

This work juxtaposes the charm and romance of a genre of literature and book design against its contradictory subject matter - the killing of wild animals for profit or pleasure. By blurring the lines between written and visual language, it speaks of the unconscious influence of history and literary culture on human behaviour, of nature as a metaphor for language, and confronts the contemporary dichotomy of the relationship between humans and non-domesticated animals.

Ann Jaeger is a multimedia artist and a graduate of OCAD. Her work, once describedas "ruthless journalism" explores the natural world, human psychology, pattern, motion, information design and architecture, and language.