Cheryl Pagurek

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A Day in the Life (2000)

In A Day in the Life, sculptures were made out of photographic prints of public events documented by the news media. The photographs were printed on paper, cloth and canvas, which I then cut, glued and sewed together into sculptures of domestic objects. Simultaneous realities overlap: the intense, private bubble of domestic life, with concurrent events in the public sphere. I contextualized these sculptures further by placing and photographing them in domestic environments, resulting in the eight photographs in the series.

Followers welcome Hamas leader. Colour photograph, 91.5 x 61 cm, 2000.
Albanian refugees leave Kosovo. Colour photograph, 91.5 x 61 cm, 2000.
Aftermath of school shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Colour photograph, 94 x 76.2 cm, 2000.

Hindus celebrate pilgrimage to Ganges with fire, air, water. Colour photograph, 94 x 76.2 cm, 2000.
Indonesian activist arrested by police. Colour photograph, 76.2 x 94 cm, 2000.
Netanyahu reacts to suicide bombings. Colour photograph, 76.2 x 94 cm, 2000.

Squalor in Gaza / Health Minister Alan Rock speaks to the media / Soldier patrols street in Jakarta. Colour photograph, 76.2 x 94 cm, 2000.
World Anglican bishops meet. Colour photograph, 76.2 x 94 cm, 2000.

Related News and Publications

Photograph included in the new Ottawa Art Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, 2018
Heteropias: Work from the Contemporary Collection, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Inside Look, Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Family Matters, 3-person exhibit, WKP Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, ON
McElroy, Gil. “Review of ‘Family Matters’.” Art Papers, vol. 27, no. 5, Sept/Oct 2003.
Baert, Renee. Collections in Context. Ottawa: Ottawa Art Gallery, 2002.
Collections in Context, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Private Constructs, 2-person exhibit, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NF
New Acquisitions, Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
White, Karen. At Home in “A Day in the Life” in Pink Link ou la proposition rose. Montreal: La Centrale, 2001.
Purchase by the City of Ottawa
Purchases by the Ottawa Art Gallery
A Day in the Life, solo exhibit, La Centrale, Galerie Powerhouse, Montreal, QC
A Day in the Life, solo exhibit, Ottawa School of Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Marple, Chari. “I read the news today, oh boy.” Ottawa Xpress, February 11, 1999.
daily news, solo exhibit, Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON