Connor Andersen (he/him, b. 1997) is a multidisciplinary artist based in London, Ontario. His work fuses sculpture and textiles, exploring the intricate relationship between emotion and domesticity. By transforming everyday materials into evocative forms, he invites viewers to engage with the familiar in new ways.
“Agnes Martin’s The Islands (1979) presents twelve pale blue and white panels, each nearly identical yet quietly distinct. Over time, the subtle shifts reveal a rhythm, a record of presence through repetition.
“My quilted blue columns share this meditative approach. Each begins as a daily journal entry, translated into a number and then into a pattern consisting of five shades of blue. Stitched side by side, these columns form a visual timeline of lived experience.
“Where Martin’s hand moved softly across canvas, I move through cloth, binding memory into seams. We both use restrained systems to hold change, inviting viewers to notice what emerges slowly: a deep pulse beneath the surface, a mapping of emotion through disciplined form. In both practices, the smallest variations, a shift in tone, a breath of texture, carry the weight of a life fully felt.”
