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ANDREW JOHN MILNE &
CHANTAL DUPAS

OMMATIDIA MURALIS
To April 16: The ODD Gallery is pleased
to present Ommatidia Muralis, the first
collaborative installation by Winnipeg
visual artists Andrew John Milne and
Chantal Dupas.
Dupas is the current artist-in-residence
at the University of Manitoba’s botany
lab, the Belamonte Laboratory. She
makes tinted cross-sections of houseplants and layers them onto slides in
order to create “microscopic paintings.”
Instead of presenting these through
a typical microscope, Milne builds
extravagantly designed analog wooden
viewing machines. His machines offer
augmented views of reality, fracturing
and multiplying Dupas' personalized
scientific images.
Ommatidia Muralis is a hybridization
of two distinct artistic practices. The
work combines high-end, cutting-edge
digital technologies and defunct analog
designs, opening thoughtful questions
Extended hours for DCISFF about how each viewing apparatus
shapes our knowledge.
Sunday noon - 4pm

Gallery Hours
Mon - Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: noon - 5pm

Bios:
Chantal Dupas holds a BFA from the University of Nova Scotia and has
studied at several institutions including the School of Visual Arts in New
York City. Although primarily a painter, her output is never limited to one
medium. Recent work explores video and lab-based new media. For more
see www.chantaldupas.com
Andrew John Milne is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist with a background
in dance who interweaves film, new media, photography and performance.
Projects include Post Cinema Machines. He is the founder of The Museum
of New Ideas, a mobile new media exhibition and studio space. For more
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see andrewjohnmilne.com