For the exhibition Puppet Act: Manipulating the Voice, curated by Linda Jansma, at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Spring 2015, I created the booklet as well as in exhibition vinyl.

Featuring Artists: Catherine Heard, Spring Hurlbut, Suzy Lake, Diana Lopez Soto, Tim Whiten, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun

“A puppet is defined as an inanimate figure whose physical acts are controlled by another. Puppets are used to entertain, educate, instill social values or be politically subversive… Historic Marionettes from the Peterborough Puppet Guild set the stage, and actual ventriloquist dummies are also shown in Spring Hurlbut’s work, while those of Catherine Heard and Diana Lopez Soto veer towards the subversive. A drawing by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun speaks to cultural and environmental degradation, while Tim Whiten addresses states of reality in his glass sculpture. Suzy Lake’s photographs are documents to a performance where she became the manipulated being with all of its levels of social and feminist meaning… Taken together, the work in this exhibition strives through the inanimate, to ignite discussions that help reflect who we, the animate, are.” – Linda Jansma, Senior Curator