DAY OF THE DEAD
Bernadette Mertens-McAllister
The Cube
September 13 to November 2, 2008
As the title suggests, Bernadette Mertens-McAllister explores the idea of death in works that combine paintings and photographs. Based on different encounters with aspects of death in Canada and Mexico, her approach, through the use of a vibrant palette and touches of humour, is surprisingly uplifting. She creates a series within Day of the Dead that deals with her own fight with cancer. In this series, rather than examining the inevitability of death, she looks at healing and the celebration of life.
Bernadette Mertens-McAllister
On the Grave, 2006
mixed media
Courtesy of the Artist
