About
Melanie Colosimo is an interdisciplinary artist, originally from Southeast New Brunswick, but has lived the last several years in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has exhibited nationally, and most recently at the Art Gallery of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario. She obtained her MFA from the University of Windsor in 2011.
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(e) mdc(at)melaniecolosimo.com
Artist Statement:
Themes of longing and nostalgia are a catalyst for my work. I am not exploring nostalgia as a yearning for a specific place or thing, but as a desire for the intimacy that home represents. Through drawings and stop motion animation, I experiment with intermediate narratives using low-tech and often recycled materials to create an illusionary reality that focuses on the emotions tied to nostalgia and moments of homesickness.
My most recent body of work is based on my research on reflective nostalgia and my own experiences with homesickness and dislocation. It focuses mostly on the dangers of nostalgia, being trapped, notions of missing and displacement and how one may negotiate these feelings. The specter of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario’s abandoned and decayed homes also looms over the work. But it is also about learning to let go. Being able to let go of the past is a step into being able to understand change. Here home is depicted in the past, not the future or the present, because you can’t move forward without letting go.
