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Walt Segers
Born and raised in Belgium, Walter Segers (he/him) has been based in Toronto since 1993. He graduated from Ontario College of Art and Design University in 2008 (Photography major) and received OCADU's McCain Post
Graduate Photography Residency in 2009. He was an artist in residence at the Museum Of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA) through Akin studio programming in 2019. The queer-identified artist has exhibited his lens-based works in Canada as well as the USA, Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic. Segers’ work has been published in ArtWindsor, Fab, IN, Xtra, Canadian Museums Association (muse), and PhotoEd. Segers currently occupies a studio at ArtHubs Wychwood Barns.
Segers has been deeply impacted by his initial encounters with homophobia and gender conformity, as well as his teenage fear and fascination with the early outbreak of the AIDS crisis. These influential experiences have greatly influenced Segers' political beliefs and have played a significant role in shaping his perspective on the world.
The artwork he creates frequently portrays ideas related to personal identity, sexuality, and the challenges faced by marginalized communities. Through his art, he aims to question existing norms and promote inclusiveness.
Story Lines, two-channel video, 12 ft by 18 ft projection, 2023. ArtHubs Wychwood Barns Nuit Blanche Independent Project. 9:00 min. 23 September 2023
Still from Story Lines, Hotel Des Belges (Paris), archival inkjet print, 24 in. by 36 in. 2018. Presented at Nuit Blanche at ArtHubs Wychwood Barns, 2023
Twenty-Twenty - Installation view, Window Pop-Up Gallery at Church/Wellesley. Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, 2021. Twelve analogue collages.
Might As Well Be US (Park, Hong Kong), 20 in. by 15 in. 2021, mixed media, own photography, found images, letterhead, and matte medium on collage board from the series Twenty-Twenty.
Talk Is Cheap (Swissotel, Berlin), 16 in. by 12 in. 2021. mixed media, own photography, found images, letterhead, and matte medium on wood panel from the series Twenty- Twenty.
Installation view of Guys as Dolls, Markham Museum, 2017. Twenty-five images from the series What I Did on my Summer Vacation.