This October, Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin is pleased to present “Shadow Dancing” by award-winning Canadian photographer, Barbara Cole. This feature showcases select works that embody the artist’s exploration of timelessness by utilizing the earliest form of photography: wet collodion. The artist captures moments of self-reflection, challenging the viewer to look beyond the sublime and search for a deeper meaning within. The feature will be on view from October 10th to 31st, 2024, at Bau-Xi Gallery’s flagship location in Toronto: 1384 Dufferin Street.

Join us on Saturday, October 19th from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm at 1384 Dufferin Street for an artist talk and Q & A, hosted by Kyle Matuzewiski, the Co-Director of Bau-Xi Gallery. Guests will hear from Barbara Cole about her “Shadow Dancing” series and learn about the artist’s dynamic career. The artist talk begins at 11:30 am and light refreshments will be served.

Barbara Cole’s deep appreciation for historical photographic processes led her to create “Shadow Dancing,” a series that she began in 2011, in which she uses a 150-year-old technique: wet collodion.

“Embracing your shadow means accepting every part of yourself—the light and the dark. It's about recognizing your fears, flaws, and insecurities and integrating them into your whole being. This series depicts various scenes of models in motion, gliding through the picture, creating a beautiful, three-dimensional dance between light and shadow.” – Barbara Cole