THE CURATORS BIBLE
PHOTOGRAPHER | TESSROBY.TUMBLR.COM
TESS ROBY
Google Tess Roby and you will quickly configure that she has an abundance of creativity oozing from her soul. A Jack of all creative trades, Tess is an artist and musician based in Montréal, Quebec. Tess's work is autobiographical from spaces, to senses, to people to sounds, her music is filled with poetic synths and her photography in forms of visual poetry. A collector of images, Roby's photographs are united by light, colour, space and time, and capture her transitions from one place to the next. Self-reflective and surreal, images transport the viewer to a specific moment, bringing them into the world of the photographer. Tess Roby is currently the Art Director for The Void Magazine- "Concordia's only bilingual literary arts magazine, since 2002." Her work has been published internationally and exhibited in Toronto, Montreal, Berlin, London and San Francisco.
 |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |
TESS ROBY
Medium you use:
Photography.
Experimented with different mediums?
I’m interested in photographic installation and its ability to advance the medium.
What is art?
Seemingly meticulously placed debris or garbage.
What are you working on right now?
Organizing my archives, applying to exhibit my most recent series The Shape of Worlds Colliding, doing research into my first publication.
Fav artist at the moment?
Anna Bertrand, Brent Morley Smith, Aidan Pontarini and Thomas Bouquin.
Fav Art Gallery or Museum?
The Photographer’s Gallery in London, Centre Pompidou in Paris, MoCCA in Toronto and The Belgo building in Montreal also holds some great stuff!
Decade of choice and why:
Someone told me recently that most people’s decade of choice is the decade that they grew up in but can’t truly remember — that would make mine the 90s I guess, which is cool. I’m pretty into the decade I live in right now though. We’re in a time when technology is fast, but not overpowering, where artists are able to easily connect and learn from one another. iPhones and laptops are amazing tools, we can listen to music absolutely anywhere, instagram is sweet. People will probably look back on this era and think wow they were lucky.
Best hidden gem in your city:
The Basil Tea at Soupson and the lush parks of Outremont.
Where can we see your next works of art:
Most likely in toronto or on my website...coming soon!
What does the future hold?
Long montreal summer days, drinking coffee/beer in multiple countries, more and more beautiful views/thrown out contact lenses.
"Starving artist"- thoughts?
They exist.
If you weren't an artist what would you be doing?
Starving.
Advice to recycle: