Lot 38: April Hickox (1955- ), COMPOST - RED PETAL, 2010, Colour chromogenic print; titled, dated 2010 and numbered 2/7 to gallery label verso, Sheet 33" x 33" — 83.8 x 83.8 cm.

APRIL HICKOX (1955- ), CANADIANCOMPOST - RED PETAL, 2010Colour chromogenic print; titled, dated 2010 and numbered 2/7 to gallery label versoSheet 33" x 33" — 83.8 x 83.8 cm.Provenance:Leo Kaman Gallery, Toronto;Private Collection, TorontoNote:See another photograph by the artist in Waddington’s auction Shades of Grey, Sale 772, lot 30.Canadian contemporary artist April Hickox’s photography adds to the long dialogue throughout the art historical canon - exploring the complex relationship between humans and the natural environment through the photographic lens. Compost – Red Petal is an interesting insight into this complex duality - part of a larger series, Island Parks and Property – Compost 2009 – 2012 captures the remnants of the ritualistic pruning of the fall season. Flora removed from city gardens, deemed for an afterlife as compose. A version of a Contemporary still life, Compost – Red Petal is equally beautifully poetic in capturing both life and death – a sense of renewal, yet placed in this category not naturally but by the human hand. Hickox’s photography and film works have been screened/exhibited throughout Canada and the United States, including the Ann Arbor Film Festival (MI) and the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto) to name a few. The artist is represented by Toronto-based gallery Katzman Contemporary. Estimate: $2,000—4,000

To participate in this online auction please visit: https://onlineauctions.waddingtons.ca