{"id":6218,"date":"2017-09-14T09:25:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=6218"},"modified":"2017-09-20T18:24:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T22:24:53","slug":"girlplague-interrupting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/girlplague-interrupting\/","title":{"rendered":"Girlplague, Interrupting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFROM KOLAJ #20<\/p>\n

How pasting glitch collage in the street helps a Montreal artist heal<\/h2>\n

In cities with towering wall designs and commissioned murals around every corner, it takes a keen eye to spot the smaller, independent street art gems\u2014the surprise encounters that claim the bricks of an alleyway, the base of a lamppost, or the door on a rooftop\u2014that interrupt the everyday and encourage contemplation. For those fortunate enough to discover a girlplague original, one of her ephemeral collages scattered across Montreal, that brief interruption may leave a lasting impression. In Kolaj<\/em> #20<\/a>, Sofia Misenheimer profiles this intrepid artist.<\/p>\n

This article appears in KOLAJ #20. To see the entire article, SUBSCRIBE<\/a> to <\/em>Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Her glitch collage evokes loneliness, heartbreak, rejection, and anxiety. <\/em>Between Sleep and Awake (2016), for instance, features a faceless woman whose profile is replaced with a silver fractal. The reflective surface, an eruption of metallic polygons, claims the identity of the photographed figure, suggesting an inner turmoil. In contrast, the overlapping hand-drawn outline of a sleeping form exudes an empty calm. So, which figure reflects the real self? Girlplague says her work is up for interpretation. \u201cI like being vague, because I can sometimes be very irrational,\u201d she said.<\/em><\/h2>\n

This article appears in KOLAJ #20. To see the entire article, SUBSCRIBE<\/a> to <\/em>Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Montreal-based artist girlplague focuses heavily on collage, found materials\/objects, and design. In 2011, she received a degree in graphic design and illustration from Niagara College in Welland, Ontario. After freelancing in Toronto for a few years, she moved to Montreal where she works as a freelancer. You can catch girlplague in the streets wheatpasting\/stickering collage work and digital art in public places. Follow her at girlplague.com<\/a> or on Facebook<\/a> or Instagram.com<\/a> under girlplague.<\/p>\n

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Images by girlplague (top to bottom):<\/strong>
\nLottery<\/em> (digital collage and glitch art made from databending; 2017)
\nBetween Sleep and Awake<\/em> (found magazine, holographic paper, rhinestones and original illustration; 2016)
\nEmpty 00<\/em> (found photo and glitch art made from DV tapes; 2017)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FROM KOLAJ #20 How pasting glitch collage in the street helps a Montreal artist heal In cities with towering wall designs and commissioned murals around every corner, it takes a keen eye to spot the smaller, independent street art gems\u2014the…<\/p>\n

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