English
Born in Canada, 1984. Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.
He grew up in the United States and today lives in Europe. Receiving his B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Arts from NSCAD Univerity.
His work combines elements of installation, media and performance. The artist uses traditional methods of fabrication in unconventional ways, altering the purpose of a space and changing how viewers perceive it.
Website: www.justintylertate.weebly.com
Boardwalk Empire is an artwork that denies itself to the viewer. One might seek to walk upon its elevated promenade but is alienated from an easy access. The work is built for the flaneur, one who is aimless or those who amble through streets….but the installation has no entrance or exit. The work therefore provides a situation where if one wants to walk along this lofty path, they will have to break the rules. Once broken, the individual is again constrained but this time by what was being sought, the path, until the individual has once again denied their adherence to social regulations.
The work speaks of living in a populated area where one is constricted by perception, longing, and achieving.
