Nora Camps is a visual artist and storyteller who describes herself as “a conduit for ideas and stories usually told through her paintings.” Her expressionist paintings radiate colour and light in organic and abstract works that invite the viewer to feel the piece and create their own story about what they see.
‘Special Glasses’ suggests looking and seeing by feeling rather than using your logical brain. Allowing yourself the freedom to look and feel, instead of looking, seeing and intellectualizing what is represented on the painting surface.
– Nora Camps
See Nora Camps’ paintings in her new exhibition ‘Special Glasses’
Nora Camps’ solo exhibition Special Glasses is collection of paintings executed with acrylic on canvas and encaustic on board*. It is inspired by her unique perspective on both perception and the world, a perspective that challenges us to see with our feelings. She invites the viewer to look at paintings in a different way: to set aside logic and feel the emotions the work evokes.
Nora Camps on her creation process
“I sit with a feeling. I give that feeling time and space in my mind and in my body. Perhaps I am thinking about something I’ve read, something I’ve heard, something I’ve experienced in the past, or yesterday… or even how I felt when I read the news. I feel it all the way through. I ruminate on it. I ask myself how it makes me feel, what colour is it and what shape and texture might it be? Also, I think about what this feeling/story/event means in the larger picture of my life or even for life on earth, on being human? Without being focused on what my painting is looking like, I focus instead on what it feels like.”
– Nora Camps
About Todmorden Mills Heritage Site
Tucked into the forested landscape of the Don River Valley, between highways and subway lines, the Todmorden Mills Heritage Site – once an Indigenous waterway, an industrial hub and a prisoner of war camp – is a contemporary arts and theatre venue, layered with a rich and storied history. Visitors are invited to immerse themselves in Toronto’s past while exploring and experiencing its vibrant present-day arts scene.
In addition to the art gallery and theatre performance space, the site offers free 60-minute guided tours; also included are free parking and a picnic area in the adjacent park. Check their website for more on the site’s history, directions and visitor information.
(Photo credits: Nora Camps)
Event details
Hosted by: The Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Site
Type of event: solo painting exhibition
Artist: Nora Camps, contemporary abstract artist
Dates: Thursday, August 3 – Sunday, August 27, 2023
Gallery hours: Wednesdays from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM ET; Thursdays – Sundays, from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Cost: Free admission
Location: The Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, ON, M4K 2B9.
Directions:
- Driving: There is free parking for visitors at the site.
- TTC: Take any bus from Broadview Station, get off at Mortimer/Pottery Road and walk down the hill. There’s a footpath on the south side and it’s about a 10-minute walk; use caution, as it’s fairly steep.
Contact Details: The Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, ON, M4K 2B9, Canada; 416-396-2819, todmorden@toronto.ca, toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/museums/todmorden-mills
Accessibility: Partial accessibility, please contact the museum for full details.
COVID-19 policy: The public is not required to wear a mask but may choose to wear a mask in any settings they wish and will be supported in doing so. Museum visitors are treated with respect and understanding, regardless of their decision to wear a mask.
* Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, is a form of painting that involves adding wax to coloured pigments. (source: Wikipedia).