For Artcite’s September-October show, Quebec artist J.L.Torres takes over the gallery and builds one of his installations using found wood, building materials and the cast-offs of everyday life, to create a powerful metaphor for displacement and identity in the 21st century. Part gallery-sized still life, part construction site; the found wood installation at Artcite continues J.L.Torres’ record of bringing the radical experience of being IN the work to the Windsor art viewer.

Flickr slide show of J.L.Torres setup and opening night; Flickr set at:
See the Flickr slide show of J.L.Torres setup and opening night here 

“My pieces, accumulative, viral and invasive, are often assembled or constructed in situ, using methods that are both aesthetic and functional according to the installation site’s architecture. The dialogue between the location and the art directly influences the configuration of my pieces, the choice of materials and their proportion. My work invites visitors and passersby to experience and experiment with the space and the way it is filled in a completely new way.” -José Luis Torres

José Luis Torres was born in Argentina and has a Bachelor’s Degree in visual arts, a Master’s Degree in sculpture and training
in architecture and integrating art with architecture. He has been living and working in Quebec since 2003.