Johannes Zits

September 2nd – October 14, 2024

Toronto artist Johannes Zits’ multi-disciplinary practice focuses on the many meanings engendered by the body. He draws attention to conventional image-making and how mass media images are disseminated and consumed. In working with the natural environment, Zits extends the notion of the performer to include nature itself. Considering nature as an equal ensures that it can be neither construed as a passive prop, nor adored and fixed in the realm of the sublime.

Since graduating with a BFA from York University in 1984, Johannes Zits has presented work across Canada as well as internationally. In 2013, Zits performed at the 8th Encuentro, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and presented a collection of this videos at Le festival international du film sur l’art in Montreal. In 2014, he presented variations on the performance “Island” at M:ST Festival, Calgary, Yuz Museum, Shanghai, and at Meta 2013, Chongqing, China.

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