Daryl Vocat Tote

In 2012, Visual AIDS introduces the campaign, “AIDS IS___” as a provocation to discuss what AIDS means after 30 years.

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Daryl Vocat - Statement and Bio

Much of my work involves re-drawing and collaging together images from Scout handbooks in order to tell different, or parallel stories to the original narratives. I am interesting in both subverting and paying homage to the ideas and ideals in Scouting. The images that I create often depict moments where it is unclear what has come before, or what will come after. In this particular image a character has begun to write out a phrase starting with the words, "AIDS is__." We don't know specifically how the sentence will end, but instead are left to contemplate what AIDS could be.

Daryl Vocat is a visual artist living and working in Toronto. He completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, and his Master of Fine Arts degree at York University in Toronto. His main focus is printmaking, specifically screen printing. He works out of Toronto's Open Studio. Solo exhibitions include Blackburn 20/20 in New York City, Thrush Holmes Empire, Open Studio, and York Quay Gallery in Toronto, SNAP gallery and Latitude 53 in Edmonton, Eastern Edge Gallery in St John's, and Maison Kasini in Montreal. He has participated in several group exhibitions both in Canada and beyond, including an internationally touring exhibition titled Further, Artists From Printmaking at the Edge.

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