About Me
I utilize a passion for experimentation and a small obsession with trickery to focus on consolidating memories of places I’ve lived, people I’ve known, and things I’ve done, and making them into new, potential memories. My memories have shaped me into who I am today, and more importantly, who I will be in the future. Knowing one day those memories and experiences will dictate who I become, urges me to explore deeper into my past and pay homage to it by putting it center stage.
As I delve into my past and intricately create new future memories, I aim to confront the viewer with memories that connect to mine, whether that be a pet they once spent a life with or a kitchen table shared by a family. We have all had similar experiences in some way, and I invite the viewer to explore their memories using my potential future as a stepping stone and reflect on what makes them who they are.
Connor Gagne (b. 1999, Brattleboro, Vermont) makes mixed-media installations and photographic prints utilizing different forms of photography and sculpture.
His current work is focused on creating potential futures from his past memories, on a miniature scale in a box, and projecting and capturing the interiors through pinhole lenses and experimental printing. Through meticulous construction and planning, he creates new spaces, pulling from a library of emotions and memories to assess and critique them through art.
His work involves several months of precise planning and multiple weeks of execution. Past work has included several handmade photobooks visualizing the stages of grief, performance art utilizing one-way mirrors and emotion, and self-portraits using a room-sized camera obscura.
He currently lives in Arlington, VA, and received his MFA in Studio Art from American University