• The work that’s in the Salt Spring National Art Prize... #Repost @ssartprize ・・・ 2019/20 SSNAP Finalist David Ellingsen⠀ ⠀ Victoria, British Columbia⠀ ⠀ Wildfire Ascension⠀ 40 x 42⠀ photograph, pigment ink on cotton rag⠀ $3,900⠀ ⠀ artwork description: https://buff.ly/2lYT1MO⠀ ⠀ This work records the dawn ascension of the sun through wildfire smoke on August 20th 2018, the worst fire season in BC's recorded history and one of many unprecedented global wildfire events. It is part of Weather Patterns, a long-term project recording and marking events in the changing global climate system.⠀ ⠀ artist bio⠀ ⠀ David Ellingsen is a Canadian photographer creating images that speak to the relationship between humans and the natural world. A restless artist, Ellingsen maintains a varied practice in which intersections form the foundation – intersections of observer and participant, documentary photography and contemporary art, archivist and surrealist.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen's photographs are exhibited internationally and are part of the permanent collections of the Chinese Museum of Photography, South Korea's Datz Museum of Art and Canada's Beaty Biodiversity Museum. They have been shortlisted for the Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award, appeared in National Geographic, and awarded First Place at the Prix de la Photographie Paris and the International Photography Awards.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen lives and makes his work in Canada's Pacific Northwest, moving between Victoria and the remote island of Cortes where he was raised.⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2obh2ks⠀ #SSNAP2019 #FollowTheArt @davidellingsenphoto
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    The work that’s in the Salt Spring National Art Prize... #Repost @ssartprize ・・・ 2019/20 SSNAP Finalist David Ellingsen⠀ ⠀ Victoria, British Columbia⠀ ⠀ Wildfire Ascension⠀ 40 x 42⠀ photograph, pigment ink on cotton rag⠀ $3,900⠀ ⠀ artwork description: https://buff.ly/2lYT1MO⠀ ⠀ This work records the dawn ascension of the sun through wildfire smoke on August 20th 2018, the worst fire season in BC's recorded history and one of many unprecedented global wildfire events. It is part of Weather Patterns, a long-term project recording and marking events in the changing global climate system.⠀ ⠀ artist bio⠀ ⠀ David Ellingsen is a Canadian photographer creating images that speak to the relationship between humans and the natural world. A restless artist, Ellingsen maintains a varied practice in which intersections form the foundation – intersections of observer and participant, documentary photography and contemporary art, archivist and surrealist.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen's photographs are exhibited internationally and are part of the permanent collections of the Chinese Museum of Photography, South Korea's Datz Museum of Art and Canada's Beaty Biodiversity Museum. They have been shortlisted for the Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award, appeared in National Geographic, and awarded First Place at the Prix de la Photographie Paris and the International Photography Awards.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen lives and makes his work in Canada's Pacific Northwest, moving between Victoria and the remote island of Cortes where he was raised.⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2obh2ks⠀ #SSNAP2019 #FollowTheArt @davidellingsenphoto
  • The Salt Spring National Art Prize exhibition in Mahon Hall - wow the work is strong!!! Get over there if you can. On until Oct 21. #ssartprize
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    The Salt Spring National Art Prize exhibition in Mahon Hall - wow the work is strong!!! Get over there if you can. On until Oct 21. #ssartprize
  • Thanks to Steve Hawkins for taking a few photographs in rather challenging lighting conditions during my artist talk at the Museum at Campbell River on Sept 21st.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #artisttalk #ancientforest #oldgrowth #deforestation #trees #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Thanks to Steve Hawkins for taking a few photographs in rather challenging lighting conditions during my artist talk at the Museum at Campbell River on Sept 21st.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #artisttalk #ancientforest #oldgrowth #deforestation #trees #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Thanks to the #belfrytheatre for letting us Blue Dot volunteers do our first projection event highlighting the need for environmental rights laws to be enshrined in this country. 110 other countries - and more importantly its citizens - already have the legal right to clean air, water and food. And a big shout out to the gang at Concordia University’s Human Impact Lab for this crazy-great #climateclock projection. Blue Dot is supported by the #davidsuzukifoundation
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    Thanks to the #belfrytheatre for letting us Blue Dot volunteers do our first projection event highlighting the need for environmental rights laws to be enshrined in this country. 110 other countries - and more importantly its citizens - already have the legal right to clean air, water and food. And a big shout out to the gang at Concordia University’s Human Impact Lab for this crazy-great #climateclock projection. Blue Dot is supported by the #davidsuzukifoundation
  • If you happen to be on Salt Spring today... #Repost @ssartprize ・・・ Artist Noon Hour Talk today! ⠀ ⠀ 2019/20 SSNAP Finalist David Ellingsen Victoria, BC⠀ Living within the sphere of advocacy and activism.⠀ ⠀ October 4, 2019 @ Noon⠀ ⠀ David Ellingsen is a Canadian photographer creating images that speak to the relationship between humans and the natural world. A restless artist, Ellingsen maintains a varied practice in which intersections form the foundation – intersections of observer and participant, documentary photography and contemporary art, archivist and surrealist.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen's photographs are exhibited internationally and are part of the permanent collections of the Chinese Museum of Photography, South Korea's Datz Museum of Art and Canada's Beaty Biodiversity Museum. They have been shortlisted for the Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award, appeared in National Geographic, and awarded First Place at the Prix de la Photographie Paris and the International Photography Awards.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen lives and makes his work in Canada's Pacific Northwest, moving between Victoria and the remote island of Cortes where he was raised.⠀ ⠀ SSNAP 2019 Noon Hour Artist Talks Series // ⠀ Featuring 2019 SSNAP Finalists⠀ ⠀ SSNAP finalists talk about their work and share some of their insights into the art world. ⠀ ⠀ Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road | 12:00pm to 1:00pm ⠀ *Free with exhibition entry / $5 single visit⠀ #saltspringisland #followtheart #canadianartists @davidellingsenphoto
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    If you happen to be on Salt Spring today... #Repost @ssartprize ・・・ Artist Noon Hour Talk today! ⠀ ⠀ 2019/20 SSNAP Finalist David Ellingsen Victoria, BC⠀ Living within the sphere of advocacy and activism.⠀ ⠀ October 4, 2019 @ Noon⠀ ⠀ David Ellingsen is a Canadian photographer creating images that speak to the relationship between humans and the natural world. A restless artist, Ellingsen maintains a varied practice in which intersections form the foundation – intersections of observer and participant, documentary photography and contemporary art, archivist and surrealist.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen's photographs are exhibited internationally and are part of the permanent collections of the Chinese Museum of Photography, South Korea's Datz Museum of Art and Canada's Beaty Biodiversity Museum. They have been shortlisted for the Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award, appeared in National Geographic, and awarded First Place at the Prix de la Photographie Paris and the International Photography Awards.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen lives and makes his work in Canada's Pacific Northwest, moving between Victoria and the remote island of Cortes where he was raised.⠀ ⠀ SSNAP 2019 Noon Hour Artist Talks Series // ⠀ Featuring 2019 SSNAP Finalists⠀ ⠀ SSNAP finalists talk about their work and share some of their insights into the art world. ⠀ ⠀ Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road | 12:00pm to 1:00pm ⠀ *Free with exhibition entry / $5 single visit⠀ #saltspringisland #followtheart #canadianartists @davidellingsenphoto
  • Installation in Campbell River Museum - Four Point Four Acres, 10x20 feet ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #ancientforest #oldgrowth #deforestation #trees #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Installation in Campbell River Museum - Four Point Four Acres, 10x20 feet ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #ancientforest #oldgrowth #deforestation #trees #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • #climatestrike The biggest crowd I’ve seen yet here in #Victoria for climate action.
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    #climatestrike The biggest crowd I’ve seen yet here in #Victoria for climate action.
  • Feel like one last little summer road trip? Art & Earth Festival happening next weekend in Campbell River.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ...a community celebration of participatory experiences where art intersects and connects with nature.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Check the @crartscouncil website for programming. I'll be presenting at the Campbell River Museum on Sat Sept 21 at 1230pm.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #ancientforest #oldgrowth #deforestation #trees #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart
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    Feel like one last little summer road trip? Art & Earth Festival happening next weekend in Campbell River.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ...a community celebration of participatory experiences where art intersects and connects with nature.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Check the @crartscouncil website for programming. I'll be presenting at the Campbell River Museum on Sat Sept 21 at 1230pm.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #ancientforest #oldgrowth #deforestation #trees #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart
  • #Repost @ssartprize ・・・ 2019/20 SSNAP Finalist David Ellingsen (@davidellingsenphoto) - Victoria, British Columbia⠀ ⠀ David Ellingsen is a Canadian photographer creating images that speak to the relationship between humans and the natural world. A restless artist, Ellingsen maintains a varied practice in which intersections form the foundation – intersections of observer and participant, documentary photography and contemporary art, archivist and surrealist.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen's photographs are exhibited internationally and are part of the permanent collections of the Chinese Museum of Photography, South Korea's Datz Museum of Art and Canada's Beaty Biodiversity Museum. They have been shortlisted for the Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award, appeared in National Geographic, and awarded First Place at the Prix de la Photographie Paris and the International Photography Awards.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen lives and makes his work in Canada's Pacific Northwest, moving between Victoria and the remote island of Cortes where he was raised.⠀ ⠀ http://www.davidellingsen.com ⠀ #SSNAP2019 #FollowtheArt
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    #Repost @ssartprize ・・・ 2019/20 SSNAP Finalist David Ellingsen (@davidellingsenphoto) - Victoria, British Columbia⠀ ⠀ David Ellingsen is a Canadian photographer creating images that speak to the relationship between humans and the natural world. A restless artist, Ellingsen maintains a varied practice in which intersections form the foundation – intersections of observer and participant, documentary photography and contemporary art, archivist and surrealist.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen's photographs are exhibited internationally and are part of the permanent collections of the Chinese Museum of Photography, South Korea's Datz Museum of Art and Canada's Beaty Biodiversity Museum. They have been shortlisted for the Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award, appeared in National Geographic, and awarded First Place at the Prix de la Photographie Paris and the International Photography Awards.⠀ ⠀ Ellingsen lives and makes his work in Canada's Pacific Northwest, moving between Victoria and the remote island of Cortes where he was raised.⠀ ⠀ http://www.davidellingsen.com ⠀ #SSNAP2019 #FollowtheArt
  • 40x50 inchers ready for framing 👍 #unknownentities
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    40x50 inchers ready for framing 👍 #unknownentities
  • Co-op Brand Tissue Packet (detail)⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Co-op Brand Tissue Packet (detail)⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • A garbage bag blowing in the wind - part of the Unknown Entities project looking at plastic as it dissolves into every corner of the planet.⠀ ⁠⠀ #plastic #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    A garbage bag blowing in the wind - part of the Unknown Entities project looking at plastic as it dissolves into every corner of the planet.⠀ ⁠⠀ #plastic #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Flagging Tape⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Flagging Tape⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Chukkit Glo-in-the-dark Dog Toy No. 1 from Unknown Entities ⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ More plastic from Unknown Entities project.⁠ Using fine wire rigging and long exposures of seconds and minutes in combination with the currents of wind and water, these photographs reflect a reality of plastic, one of the most ubiquitous substances on the planet, as an unknown entity literally diffusing, dissolving and evolving into the fabric of life.⁠ ⁠⠀ #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart #plastic #canadianart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen
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    Chukkit Glo-in-the-dark Dog Toy No. 1 from Unknown Entities ⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ More plastic from Unknown Entities project.⁠ Using fine wire rigging and long exposures of seconds and minutes in combination with the currents of wind and water, these photographs reflect a reality of plastic, one of the most ubiquitous substances on the planet, as an unknown entity literally diffusing, dissolving and evolving into the fabric of life.⁠ ⁠⠀ #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart #plastic #canadianart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen
  • If you're in the Campbell River area...I'm giving a talk on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 1 – 2:30 PM.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ As part of the 50th Parallel Art & Earth Festival, photographer David Ellingsen will be doing a talk about his work, including the current Temporary Exhibit at the Museum at Campbell River, The Last Stand.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #campbellriver #ancientforest @museumatcampbellriver #campbellriverartscouncil #oldgrowth #deforestation #trees #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    If you're in the Campbell River area...I'm giving a talk on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 1 – 2:30 PM.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ As part of the 50th Parallel Art & Earth Festival, photographer David Ellingsen will be doing a talk about his work, including the current Temporary Exhibit at the Museum at Campbell River, The Last Stand.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #campbellriver #ancientforest @museumatcampbellriver #campbellriverartscouncil #oldgrowth #deforestation #trees #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Multipurpose clear plastic film - this is what started off the Unknown Entities series, as we were driving across the country late in 2017. I couldn't help but be horrified at the amount of plastic captured in the endless fences of the Canadian prairies (the rest stops were even worse). It seemed that every 15 minutes or so I'd shout to Marc stop the car!! as we careened down the highway - screeching over to the shoulder where I'd jump out and make a photograph.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Multipurpose clear plastic film - this is what started off the Unknown Entities series, as we were driving across the country late in 2017. I couldn't help but be horrified at the amount of plastic captured in the endless fences of the Canadian prairies (the rest stops were even worse). It seemed that every 15 minutes or so I'd shout to Marc stop the car!! as we careened down the highway - screeching over to the shoulder where I'd jump out and make a photograph.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Fishing Buoy No. 2⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart #contemporaryart
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    Fishing Buoy No. 2⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart #contemporaryart
  • #Repost @kurbatoffgalleryvancouver ・・・ Check it out: great coverage of the work by our photographic artist David Ellingsen in Essential Vancouver magazine. Find the images of some of his exquisite work on our website or stop by to the gallery to see it in person. #photography #canadianart #essentialvancouvermagazine #bcartist #environmentalart #artconsulting #yvr #vancouverartgallery #artinvancouver #travelbc #vancouvertourism
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    #Repost @kurbatoffgalleryvancouver ・・・ Check it out: great coverage of the work by our photographic artist David Ellingsen in Essential Vancouver magazine. Find the images of some of his exquisite work on our website or stop by to the gallery to see it in person. #photography #canadianart #essentialvancouvermagazine #bcartist #environmentalart #artconsulting #yvr #vancouverartgallery #artinvancouver #travelbc #vancouvertourism
  • Unidentified Wrapping⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ From Unknown Entities ⁠⠀ #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Unidentified Wrapping⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ From Unknown Entities ⁠⠀ #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Arizona Brand Tetra Pak (detail)⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Arizona Brand Tetra Pak (detail)⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Very pleased that Inconsequential Defenses from the Solastalgia project accompanies Nick Hunt's story, The Horse Latitudes, about being adrift on the North Pacific Plastic Gyre.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ This story is the second article in Dark Mountain's Sea-change series ...that looks at the changing fate of the world's oceans and how we can respond as artists, writers and feeling human beings. Over the next few weeks we will explore the beauty and the crises of the sea through fiction, art, photography, poetry and memoir.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Connect with www.dark-mountain.net ⁠⠀ Together, we are walking away from the stories that our societies like to tell themselves, the stories that prevent us seeing clearly the extent of the ecological, social and cultural unravelling that is now underway. We are making art that doesn’t take the centrality of humans for granted. We are tracing the deep cultural roots of the mess the world is in. And we are looking for other stories, ones that can help us make sense of a time of disruption and uncertainty⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Very pleased that Inconsequential Defenses from the Solastalgia project accompanies Nick Hunt's story, The Horse Latitudes, about being adrift on the North Pacific Plastic Gyre.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ This story is the second article in Dark Mountain's Sea-change series ...that looks at the changing fate of the world's oceans and how we can respond as artists, writers and feeling human beings. Over the next few weeks we will explore the beauty and the crises of the sea through fiction, art, photography, poetry and memoir.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Connect with www.dark-mountain.net ⁠⠀ Together, we are walking away from the stories that our societies like to tell themselves, the stories that prevent us seeing clearly the extent of the ecological, social and cultural unravelling that is now underway. We are making art that doesn’t take the centrality of humans for granted. We are tracing the deep cultural roots of the mess the world is in. And we are looking for other stories, ones that can help us make sense of a time of disruption and uncertainty⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Go fly a kite - more plastic from Unknown Entities project.⁠ Using fine wire rigging and long exposures of seconds and minutes in combination with the currents of wind and water, these photographs reflect a reality of plastic, one of the most ubiquitous substances on the planet, as an unknown entity literally diffusing, dissolving and evolving into the fabric of life.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Kites No. 2⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Go fly a kite - more plastic from Unknown Entities project.⁠ Using fine wire rigging and long exposures of seconds and minutes in combination with the currents of wind and water, these photographs reflect a reality of plastic, one of the most ubiquitous substances on the planet, as an unknown entity literally diffusing, dissolving and evolving into the fabric of life.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Kites No. 2⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Hula hula...⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ A drifting hula hoop - another interpretation of plastic pollution from Unknown Entities project.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Hula Hoop⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #environmentalart #plasticpollution # plasticart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart
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    Hula hula...⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ A drifting hula hoop - another interpretation of plastic pollution from Unknown Entities project.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Hula Hoop⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #environmentalart #plasticpollution # plasticart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart
  • And this little piggy went to market - down to San Jose. A study from Weather Patterns. Dissipating Heat, Summer Evenings 2017 30x45 inches #weatherpatterns #summertime #art #photography
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    And this little piggy went to market - down to San Jose. A study from Weather Patterns. Dissipating Heat, Summer Evenings 2017 30x45 inches #weatherpatterns #summertime #art #photography
  • Featured in July issue of Homeliving & Style Magazine, South Korea⁠⠀David Ellingsen: Eco-artist⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #weatherpatterns #sealife #oceanconservation #lifeasweveknownit #lifeasweknowit #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #polaroid #film #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Featured in July issue of Homeliving & Style Magazine, South Korea⁠⠀David Ellingsen: Eco-artist⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #weatherpatterns #sealife #oceanconservation #lifeasweveknownit #lifeasweknowit #environmentalart #climateart #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #polaroid #film #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Chukkit Glo-in-the-dark Dog Toy No. 2 from Unknown Entities ⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plastic #canadianart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Chukkit Glo-in-the-dark Dog Toy No. 2 from Unknown Entities ⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plastic #canadianart #plasticpollution #plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Work from Weather Patterns, a finalist in the Salt Spring Art Prize ⚡️ #Repost @ssartprize ・・・ Congratulations to the 2019/20 Salt Spring National Art Prize Finalists!⠀ Artists were chosen from across Canada by an independent jury and all artist submissions were anonymous to the jury.⠀ ⠀ Drawing from every region across the country, SSNAP jurors have created an exhibition as inclusive, diverse and culturally rich as Canada itself. The courage it takes for artists to step forward and share their vision is commendable. When the three national jurists selected the 52 works from this diverse representation they do so solely from the image of the art and a short artist statement.⠀ ⠀ Founding director Ronald T. Crawford wishes to extend his gratitude, “I salute the amazing, diverse, and relevant artists whose work it has been my privilege to see. The third biennial SSNAP exhibition, opening September 21, 2019, exemplifies the best in current Canadian contemporary art.”⠀ ⠀ We look forward to celebrating the talent of Canadian artists and congratulations to the finalists by region (see photo).⠀ ⠀ SSNAP 2019/20 Exhibition runs September 21 to October 21, 2019 on Salt Spring Island. Stayed tuned for the multitude of speakers, shows and events in tandem with our nation’s preeminent and contemporary art exhibition!⠀ ⠀ #followtheart #artist #canadianart #artprize
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    Work from Weather Patterns, a finalist in the Salt Spring Art Prize ⚡️ #Repost @ssartprize ・・・ Congratulations to the 2019/20 Salt Spring National Art Prize Finalists!⠀ Artists were chosen from across Canada by an independent jury and all artist submissions were anonymous to the jury.⠀ ⠀ Drawing from every region across the country, SSNAP jurors have created an exhibition as inclusive, diverse and culturally rich as Canada itself. The courage it takes for artists to step forward and share their vision is commendable. When the three national jurists selected the 52 works from this diverse representation they do so solely from the image of the art and a short artist statement.⠀ ⠀ Founding director Ronald T. Crawford wishes to extend his gratitude, “I salute the amazing, diverse, and relevant artists whose work it has been my privilege to see. The third biennial SSNAP exhibition, opening September 21, 2019, exemplifies the best in current Canadian contemporary art.”⠀ ⠀ We look forward to celebrating the talent of Canadian artists and congratulations to the finalists by region (see photo).⠀ ⠀ SSNAP 2019/20 Exhibition runs September 21 to October 21, 2019 on Salt Spring Island. Stayed tuned for the multitude of speakers, shows and events in tandem with our nation’s preeminent and contemporary art exhibition!⠀ ⠀ #followtheart #artist #canadianart #artprize
  • Another new one - an interpretation of the plastics crisis in a project called Unknown Entities.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Fishing Buoy No. 1 ⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Using long exposures of seconds and minutes, these photographs reflect a reality of plastic, one of the most ubiquitous substances on the planet, as an unknown entity literally diffusing, dissolving and evolving into the fabric of life itself.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Another new one - an interpretation of the plastics crisis in a project called Unknown Entities.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Fishing Buoy No. 1 ⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Using long exposures of seconds and minutes, these photographs reflect a reality of plastic, one of the most ubiquitous substances on the planet, as an unknown entity literally diffusing, dissolving and evolving into the fabric of life itself.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
  • Before and after (description see previous post). #unkownentities #plastic
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    Before and after (description see previous post). #unkownentities #plastic
  • Some new work - an interpretation of the plastics crisis in a project called Unknown Entities.⁠ Found objects were rigged to move with the breeze or current creating a soft, diffuse effect.⠀ ⁠⠀ Using long exposures of seconds and minutes, these photographs reflect a reality of plastic, one of the most ubiquitous substances on the planet, as an unknown entity literally diffusing, dissolving and evolving into the fabric of life itself. While common sense might suggest some disturbing conclusions, scientific studies are only just beginning on the long-term health effects of these compounds - yet another example of an economic and political system that values profits above public welfare.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Styrofoam⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart
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    Some new work - an interpretation of the plastics crisis in a project called Unknown Entities.⁠ Found objects were rigged to move with the breeze or current creating a soft, diffuse effect.⠀ ⁠⠀ Using long exposures of seconds and minutes, these photographs reflect a reality of plastic, one of the most ubiquitous substances on the planet, as an unknown entity literally diffusing, dissolving and evolving into the fabric of life itself. While common sense might suggest some disturbing conclusions, scientific studies are only just beginning on the long-term health effects of these compounds - yet another example of an economic and political system that values profits above public welfare.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Styrofoam⁠⠀ Pigment ink on cotton rag⁠⠀ 40x50 inches⁠⠀ Edition of 5⁠⠀ Also available at 20x25 inches⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #plasticpollution # plasticart #environmentalart #climateart #unknownentities #photography #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #davidellingsen #plastic #canadianart #environmentalphotography #conservationart #conservationphotography #ecoconservationart #ecoconservation #plasticpollutionart #canadaart #figurativeart #politicalart #environmentalartist #conservationartist #ecoartist #ecoart #ecoartists #climatechangeart #sciart