THIS IS HOW WE MADE LOVE: A CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival Exhibit at ACT, May 1 -31, 2009
TORONTO, April 9, 2009: As part of CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival (May 1 -31, 2009) , the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) and HIV Edmonton are proud to co-present THIS IS HOW WE MADE LOVE, a photo exhibit by photographers Zachary Ayotte and Ted Kerr. This free exhibit will be held at ACT offices (399 Church Street, 4th floor, Toronto) and is open to the public during ACT office hours.
THIS IS HOW WE MADE LOVE is about two men growing apart before they can grow together. It is a collection of Polaroid’s, camera-phone images, digital and film photographs that reflect a shared yet separate summary of personal progress and social change. The photographs reveal two people maintaining intimacy without discarding their individuality.
The photos were taken over the summer of 2008 and they reveal the two very different summers. Ayotte’s was a summer of love and distance-a time for introspection and reconnection. For Kerr, it was about coming into his own by unabashedly exploring his interests and curiosities. He says, “While I missed my boyfriend and wished I could have shared more with him I also know that by coming more into my own helped my relationship.”
Ted Kerr is a writer and visual artist from Edmonton AB. He is the current Artist in Residence at HIV Edmonton, producer of Exposure: Edmonton’s Queer Arts and Culture Festival and writes for both VUE Weekly and Xtra.ca.
Zachary Ayotte is an artist living and working in Edmonton AB. He has his Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design from the University of Alberta. He is currently studying photographic technology at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
A free preview with the artists in attendance will be held Thursday, April 30 from 7-9pm at ACT.
For more information, please contact the artists: Ted Kerr: tkerr70@hotmail.com, Zachary Ayotte: info@zacharyayotte.com
- HIV Edmonton has been providing support, community education, advocacy, prevention and harm reduction education to the Edmonton community for twenty-one years. We are a community-based, not-for-profit organization that works to reduce HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination. Working collaboratively with many community partners we used evidence-based research and remain ahead of the curve on the latest HIV/AIDS information.
The AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) provides information, as well as practical, emotional, social and vocational support services to men, women and youth living with HIV/AIDS in Toronto. ACT also offers information and support to friends, partners, and families of people living with HIV/AIDS. We work with gay and bisexual men, youth and women at increased risk for HIV infection, and partner with Portuguese-speaking communities, to develop and deliver HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
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