""A unified field of concepts and vibes, to have all of the pieces in an exhibition have a kind of kindred dialogue going on between one another, and then when the dust settles in between shows, to have singular works to focus on, where I can slow down just a bit and let the new ideas start to form for the next show," he says."
""There's been a lot of emphasis on this notion that community is important-as a species, we've appreciated this in our various ways for as long as we've been around-but for artists, this is often a bit of a struggle to develop and to maintain, considering the isolating nature of how we work. It's also something that seems to have become more broadly murky and confused in this era of social media, with person-to-person contact being replaced by virtual interactions and projection of virtual selves-methods of communication that I pe"
Martin Wittfooth creates enigmatic, surreal paintings that meld flora and fauna into uncanny tableaux, including a parrot in a too-small cage, jellyfish above fungi and ferns, and a spotted octopus within a bouquet. Wittfooth divides time between Savannah and Brockville and plans a permanent move to Brockville this year while completing larger commissions ahead of a solo exhibition scheduled for spring 2027 with Hashimoto Contemporary. Wittfooth values both cohesive bodies of work and singular pieces to sustain conceptual continuity and incubate new ideas. Wittfooth will mentor at the Quarantine residency with Yuko Shimizu, a program that reinforces rapid bond formation, the importance of community, and the difficulty artists face maintaining connection amid isolating work practices and social media.
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