{"id":476,"date":"2018-05-09T02:27:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T02:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/?page_id=476"},"modified":"2024-07-05T23:26:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T05:26:34","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-themepunch-revslider revslider\" data-modal=\"false\" data-slidertitle=\"Slider 3\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Slider 3 REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.5.19 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_3_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:-203px;y:-25px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1621px;h:829px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:9000;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1310\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/expanded-scaled.jpg\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-3-layer-2\" 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This act of creation results in a great fear of the unknown, or the infinite black space that seems to endlessly push in from beyond. The brain cannot fathom the otherworldly and remains unaware of its own disappearance, slipping into those blackest folds between stars. The world then fills this void and visualizes the otherworldly as a brain in outer space, floating motionless, surrounded by the black seas of infinity.\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>David Peak,&nbsp;<em>Spectacle of the Void.&nbsp;<\/em>Schism Press, 2014.&nbsp;<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Artist Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conflict between fascination and fear within the oddities found on our own planet&nbsp;create voids in which uncanniness overwhelms.&nbsp;Through my work, I create spectacles of these curiosities by forcing a confrontation \u2013 an experience that acts as a unique and impactful encounter.&nbsp;The narratives within my work tell the willfully ignored stories of the vestigial beings that exist beyond what our senses can comprehend. I parade these\u202fcuriosities,\u202fnot necessarily\u202fdespite their uncanniness, but because of it. While the uncanny evokes uneasiness, I toy with the\u202frelationship between attraction and repulsion to\u202fforce the viewer to\u202fdeliberate on the\u202foddities before them by creating atmospheres of feeling where intrigue and repulsion contest for dominance.\u202f\u202fMy&nbsp;work explores&nbsp;a void, both&nbsp;physical and psychological where we are faced with the unknowns that exist in the spaces where we cannot \u2013 whether microscopic,&nbsp;historic, or within areas of our planet that are uninhabitable by humans.&nbsp;My installations create an environment \u2013 an experience \u2013 where viewers are to face the nihilistic \u201cworld without us\u201d and explore it and its&nbsp;oddities. It is this way that I wish to allow viewers entry into the void. When gazing upon my work, I desire viewers to feel a sense of wonder and simultaneous unease that&nbsp;captivates and mystifies. Within each encounter, I bridge the gap that written and verbal languages cannot express \u2013 telling the narratives of the voids amongst us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LOGOpmgwhite-1024x822.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1797\" style=\"width:382px;height:306px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LOGOpmgwhite-1024x822.png 1024w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LOGOpmgwhite-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LOGOpmgwhite-768x617.png 768w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LOGOpmgwhite-1536x1233.png 1536w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LOGOpmgwhite-150x120.png 150w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LOGOpmgwhite-420x336.png 420w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LOGOpmgwhite.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">                  There is an innate sense of beauty and refinement\u202fwithin the medium of glass. Delicate, transparent,\u202fcrystal,\u202ftrace,\u202fand luster\u202f\u2013 all conventional\u202fadjectives\u202fof\u202fglass\u2019\u202faesthetic allure. Juxtaposing my creatures of curiosity with such an attractive medium creates a discussion about notions of beauty within nature and concepts of the uncanny. As glass has great optical potential, I use light, distortion and various coldworking techniques to create installation that transports spectators into the narratives being explored. The experience challenges conventional perceptions of normality and attractiveness through all encompassing displays of light, projection and creation of rich atmosphere.&nbsp;I enjoy using my two primary mediums of glass and metals to illustrate these creatures in both their delicacy and their horrors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">                     I find great fascination in the oddities found on our own planet&nbsp;\u2013 the creatures and environments that we place in the uncanny.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am intrigued by our aversion to these oddities, despite their curious allure. Inspired by the writings of David Peak, I have grown inquisitive as to how voids within our understanding impact our reactions to the natural world around us. As a Canadian, I take great pride in my heritage and country and use the hidden worlds within Canada as the mode for sharing my narratives. As such, my current work explores the micro cosmic ecosystems within our Canadian landscape as well as Canada\u2019s rich fossil record of the creatures time as forgotten. Taking inspiration from scientific journals and imaginative authors, my work tells the nihilistic narrative of places inaccessible to our senses and beyond what they can feasibly comprehend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20190821_011938_082-scaled.jpg?fit=790%2C526\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1523 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20190821_011938_082-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20190821_011938_082-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20190821_011938_082-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20190821_011938_082-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20190821_011938_082-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20190821_011938_082-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mackenzieroth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_20190821_011938_082-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Biography<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mackenzie Roth was born and raised in Calgary, AB. 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