Erin Hartley: Decoy

De-coy: a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals. to lure or entice (a person or animal) away from an intended course, typically into a trap. The song of the rain smattering the once silent landscape, rings in my ears like the aftermath of an earthquake - angrily rattling windows and poorly hung paintings. I ground myself by digging my heels deeper into the wet earth, with my toes wrapped in warm cream colored socks cocooned in muddy yellow boots. As the rain beads off my back, I tenderly tuck my head beneath my wings; I welcome the wake that pushes me into the bramble. - Erin Hartley is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in North Saanich, BC. She primarily works within the timeline of the beginnings of home cinema and alternative analog photography, to the digital revolution of the early 90s - 2000s. Erin holds a BFA with Honors and Distinction in Visual Arts & Film Studies from the University of Victoria, and she has been the recipient of the Pat Martin Bates Award, the Emily Apinis-Grundstein Scholarship and the Asper Scholarship In Media and Video Art. Erin has been featured in multiple Victoria, BC based exhibitions and international publications and lm festivals. The combination of technologies; comparing and contrasting the tactile characteristics of video and photography is the bac... read more...