Brendan
George Ko
(b.1986
in Toronto, ON)
is a visual storyteller
that works in photography, video, installation, text, and sound. His
work is about conveying a sense of experience through storytelling
and describes the image as supplementary to the story it represents.
In 2010, Ko received his BFA from Ontario College of Art & Design
where he majored in photography, and in addition he practiced
sculpture and curation. During his time in the Masters in Visual Arts
programme at the University of Toronto his practice shifted into
video and sound with the guidance of Kim Tomczak.
Ko’s
work has been included in such events as The Magenta Foundation’s
annual photography exhibition and publication, Flash Forward, the
juried exhibition Hey! Hot Shot by Jen Bekman in New York City, and
in numerous auctions such as ACT’s Snap! Live Auction, Buddies in
Bad Times' Art Attack Auction, and Youthline’s Line Art Auction. In
addition he has been commissioned by The Hospital for Sickkids and
the Harbourfront Centre. He is represented by LE Gallery in Toronto,
ON.
« I
have lived amongst the yuccas and coyotes of New Mexico. I have
surfed with the craziest sons of bitches I have ever met during my
time in Texas. I grew up on the outskirts of Toronto, ON, and lived
half my life moving throughout America, with endless road trips, and
faces of so many, dear human beings.
I
see every photograph I take as a document; a document of a memory, a
document of a person; a time and place, a feeling and a trace (of
something that once was, something worth remembering).
I
am creating and recreating a history of all that I am, with words,
and images, so that I can remember beyond my memory, for a record of
being. » Brendan
George Ko.
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