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Suzanne Carlsen: Google Flight 2-636. 6 continents, 7 countries and 18 cities in 3 hours

Exhibition  /  19 Sep 2010  -  09 Oct 2010
Published: 10.10.2010
Lafrenière & Pai Gallery
Place
13 Murray St.
ON, K1N 9M5 -  Ottawa
CANADA
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613-241-2767
Suzanne Carlsen. Necklace: Paris and Rocheforte In 30 Minutes, 2010. Copper, gold plated silver, autopaint and hand embroidery on silk. Suzanne Carlsen
Necklace: Paris and Rocheforte In 30 Minutes, 2010
Copper, gold plated silver, autopaint and hand embroidery on silk
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(...) For this exhibition I created a souvenir for every continent and country I visited, commenting on our dwindling lack of individuality. I set out to question our loss of identity due to globalization and peoples wavering connection to place. I present an investigation into the ideas of appropriation and assumption, two things that are ever apparent in our shrinking global community. (...)

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Suzanne Carlsen
Who needs to leave the comfort of their home any more to travel the world and see new places? Like the title says, I traveled faster, going farther then I have ever been and seeing places I would have never even dreamt about, all thanks to the wonderful worldwide web. For this exhibition I created a souvenir for every continent and country I visited, commenting on our dwindling lack of individuality. I set out to question our loss of identity due to globalization and peoples wavering connection to place. I present an investigation into the ideas of appropriation and assumption, two things that are ever apparent in our shrinking global community.
Suzanne Carlsen. Necklace: Bangkok River Adventure, 2010. Copper, brass, gold plated silver, auto paint and hand embroidery on silk. Suzanne Carlsen
Necklace: Bangkok River Adventure, 2010
Copper, brass, gold plated silver, auto paint and hand embroidery on silk
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Suzanne Carlsen. Necklace: Egyptian Layover, 2010. Copper, gold plated silver, auto paint, hand embroidery on cotton. Suzanne Carlsen
Necklace: Egyptian Layover, 2010
Copper, gold plated silver, auto paint, hand embroidery on cotton
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Suzanne Carlsen. Necklace: Just Minutes in Moscow, 2010. Copper, brass, auto paint, hand embroidery on silk. Suzanne Carlsen
Necklace: Just Minutes in Moscow, 2010
Copper, brass, auto paint, hand embroidery on silk
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Suzanne Carlsen. Necklace: 30 Minutes in Antarctic, 2010. Brass, auto paint, gold plated silver, hand embroidery on silk. Suzanne Carlsen
Necklace: 30 Minutes in Antarctic, 2010
Brass, auto paint, gold plated silver, hand embroidery on silk
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Suzanne Carlsen. Necklace: New Zealand Stop Over, 2010. Brass, auto paint, hand embroidery on silk. Suzanne Carlsen
Necklace: New Zealand Stop Over, 2010
Brass, auto paint, hand embroidery on silk
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Suzanne Carlsen. Necklace: Mini Mexico Tour, 2010. Hand dyed wooden beads, brass, auto paint, hand embroidery on silk. Suzanne Carlsen
Necklace: Mini Mexico Tour, 2010
Hand dyed wooden beads, brass, auto paint, hand embroidery on silk
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Suzanne Carlsen.
Suzanne Carlsen

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