View from the Periphery 1/5 Anna GustafsonSalt Spring Island, BC Dimension 40" x 30" Médium Composite photo diptych on paper A View from the Periphery As a rural artist, recently I was fortunate to have a three month artist residency in NYC. I traded forest and fields for subways, and skyscrapers. Leaving my studio in Brooklyn to experience and absorb the endless art in person, I marvelled to find myself in this place where people out-number trees. While navigating the museums and galleries, I was sometimes confronted by my own reflection. In these ephemeral moments, I realized that my work did not have to be shown within these rooms. Because I am already swimming in this wondrous river of creativity. View from the Periphery 1/5 Anna GustafsonSalt Spring Island, BC À propos de l'artiste À propos de l'artiste Anna GustafsonSalt Spring Island, BC Anna Gustafson was conceived in Guatemala to an Italian/Guatemalan mother and Swedish father; born in Sweden; and raised in Vancouver, Canada. Gustafson’s long view has benefited from being nurtured in a multi-cultural family within an immigrant perspective. An important premise of her work is that we best remember information and events through our senses and associated emotions. With a strong sensory component, her work is a catalyst for deep emotion and conversation that encourages each viewer to absorb and retain their experience. An honours graduate of Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art + Design), Anna has shown in public galleries since 1974. Suivez sur les sociaux