Brent Orr

BORN AND RAISED ON A DAIRY FARM, MY UPBRINGING HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INFLUENCE ON MY WORK. 

THIS AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY IS HEAVILY ROOTED IN MY LOVE OF THE NARRATIVE IMAGE.

I LIVE AND WORK IN TORONTO CANADA .

Awards

BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY 

TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION

BEST COMPUTER ALTERED IMAGE IN PHOTOGRAPHY

TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION

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BRENT ORR ARTIST STATEMENT

REELS

I’m working with an 8mm projector and 8mm film reels sourced from various places. At best I may know where the reels were shot. I have little information about the people and places seen.

The process has an integral role in the final image. I appropriate the original image by shooting live from the reel; I then manipulate the image by crumpling, defocusing, post processing and re-shooting to create a new image that conveys my own new narrative.

Much like memories I use artistic license to tell the story differently. We might ask ourselves whether it’s vital to get the facts straight or is the new narrative more interesting.

While reworking the image, I ask myself simple questions; who are the people, what are they doing, and what is their story?