Holubizky, Union Language pairs some of the hottest names on thc Toronto art scene to see what happens when two people who have never worked together before join forces to create a single work of art. Once the collaborative partnerships were established the curators nurtured the laboratory feel to the creative process, steering clear and letting the artists joint concepts gel. We didn't want to see any of the works in progress. And The Technology Of Love. In it, screen love goddess Jean Harlow is juxtaposed with scientist Harry Harlow, who in the 60s worked with rhesus monkeys in a series of sadistic studies on maternal bonding.
Scientific texts join poetry written for the installation.
Sculptural elements include an assortment of glues with different bonding strengths, and a salvaged refrigerator pan that acts as a surrogate maternal unit . All the pans neatly knit together to pose profound questions about faith and love. 999-6969, which probes issues of vulnerability and accountability. Homonylo builds her critique into the work with a telephone and answering machine that turn viewers into voyeurs when periodic incoming calls force gallery visitors to overhear private messages in progress. Flack and Morrison also drawing gallery visitors into their work, by offering stacks of attractive, cheaply produced two colour posters in lieu of a precious original image.