upcoming
Alejandro Tamayo
The hand, the fingers and the reversed glove
October 3–November 8, 2025
Edith Jackson Gallery
Opening Reception: October 3, 7–10pm
What began as a playful impulse to collect one object for each letter of the English alphabet has evolved into a deeper reflection on language, matter, presence, and the Cosmos.
The use of found objects and their arrangement mirrors the structure of a sentence, where each letter functions as an atomistic unit. The work invites viewers to consider how meaning emerges in the mind as these elemental parts are brought into relation.
The hand, the fingers and the reversed glove draws from a range of sources, including art-historical references, language games, and cosmological ideas.
Alejandro Tamayo (Medellín, 1973) is a Colombian/Canadian visual artist, teacher, and arts administrator. Alejandro completed a practice-based doctorate in Visual Arts at York University, and is also a graduate from the Master in Fine and Visual Arts from the National University of Colombia, and the Graduate Program in Digital Technologies from Concordia University. His work has been exhibited individually and collectively in Canada and abroad, including Colombia, the US, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Czech Republic. Alejandro is the Executive Director of the Arts Council Windsor & Region and is also a sessional instructor at the School of Creative Arts from the University of Windsor.
Alejandro Tamayo would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario.
Images:
1. Alejandro Tamayo, Corner Piece (detail), 2024, collected objects.
2. Alejandro Tamayo, HI, 2025, rubber stamp on paper.
3. Alejandro Tamayo, IMMATERIAL, 2025, rubber stamp on paper.
Photos: Alejandro Tamayo.