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SIMON JOHNS
2020
PATTERNED CYLINDER. BLACK MIRROR, FULL VOID. THE SMELL OF DUST AND DYNAMITE, MONTREAL’S UNDERGROUND ADORNMENTS. SURFACES CHISELLED BY A BLAST BEAT, CONCRETE SHARDS.
RAW CONCRETE, SMOKE MIRROR
27” X 27” X 17” H / 69CM X 69CM X 43CM H
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ABOUT THE DESIGNER
SIMON JOHNS
SIMON JOHNS IS A DESIGNER WITH FOUNDATIONS IN FINE ARTS, WHO LIVES AND WORKS AMIDST THE TRANQUIL SECLUSION OF EAST-BOLTON'S WOODS IN SOUTHERN QUEBEC, CANADA. WHAT EMERGES FROM THIS CREATIVE SANCTUARY IS A DIALOGUE THAT AWAKENS THE SENSES—A DYNAMIC INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE MANUFACTURED AND THE ELEMENTAL. JOHNS' ARTISTIC PRACTICE TAKES SHAPE IN THE FORM OF EXCEPTIONAL, ONE-OF-A-KIND, AND LIMITED-EDITION SCULPTURAL FURNITURE AND LIGHTING WORKS, HEAVILY INSPIRED BY THE GEOLOGY OF THIS ENVIRONMENT.