Ad Hoc
Noel Bullock and Jocelyn Purdie – 2010
Ad Hoc is an exhibition of photographs by two artists from the Kingston region, Noel Bullock (a founding director of Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre) and Jocelyn Purdie (a Director of the Union Gallery at Queen’s). Both artists present a body of work that investigates a phenomenon of “vernacular” architecture.
Purdie provides a typography of the duck-blinds of Wolfe Island, and Bullock documents the displaced residents of Vancouver’s East side through portraits of their shopping carts. Purdie proposes an investigation of hidden activity that might prove unsettling, while Bullock’s work shows a side of Vancouver that will not be made visible during the Olympics.
About the Artists
Jocelyn Purdie, Noel Bullock
Jocelyn Purdie has been a practicing artist and an active member of the arts community since the mid ’80s, and an independent curator since the early ’90s. Her art practice includes work in sculpture, installation, and digital media. Recent undertakings include independent curatorial projects for the Swamp Ward Window, an alternative venue for contemporary art in the Kingston community.
Noel Bullock, a graduate of St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, has also had teaching appointments at the institution. He has exhibited extensively both in Canada and abroad. Bullock may be best known for his permanent steel sculptures and his large outdoor permanent constructions.