Julie Hall and Jacob Irish

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View of an art gallery installation with two assemblages on the floor.

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. take only what you can carry; untitled. Both 2022, construction materials, hornets' nest, linen, burlap, paint, pinecone from Pompeii, ash, cotton embroidery thread, birdʼs nest, graphite, grass, wooden wheelbarrow handle, drawer pulls, tea, coffee, etc.

Art installation of various objects on and around a white platform. Objects include several earthtone paintings, plaster vase,

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. take only what you can carry (view from front). 2022, construction materials, hornets' nest, linen, homemade wood stain (vinegar, steel wool, lemon juice), burlap, paint, pinecone from Pompeii, ash, cotton embroidery thread, etc.

View, through a wooden frame, of an art gallery installation with coloured drawing on the wall and several assemblages on floor

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. take only what you can carry (view from rear). 2022, construction materials, hornets' nest, linen, homemade wood stain (vinegar, steel wool, lemon juice), burlap, paint, pinecone from Pompeii, ash, cotton embroidery thread, etc.

Artwork showing a wooden carrot with cotton crocheted leaves sits on a wooden board.

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. take only what you can carry (detail). 2022, wood, crocheted cotton embroidery thread.

View of an art gallery installation with coloured graphite drawing on the wall and several assemblages on the floor.

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. Installation view of "Borrowers and Bullies" exhibition. 2022, mixed media assemblage, graphite on toned paper, digital print.

Detail of an assemblage of wood with a bird's nest containing as small, coloured drawing of a donkey's head.

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. untitled assemblage (detail). 2022, construction materials, latex paint, birdʼs nest, graphite, grass, wooden wheelbarrow handle, drawer pulls, tea, coffee, etc.

Three large botanical photos hang on the wall with the central plant cut out on the sides and top and drooping down toward floor

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. a month of stolen light. 2022, rag paper, hand-cut digital prints of giant hogweed, fibreglass, epoxy resin, suede, latex rubber, hanger bolts, etc.

View of an art gallery installation with coloured drawing on the wall, an assemblage on the floor, a crocheted doll hangs upside

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. they didn't get stronger, they just got sore (drawings); untitled assemblage; a turning point (hanging). All 2022, graphite, toned paper, walnut frames; construction materials, chalk, paint, gull bone, chair spindle, tea, bird's nest, coat hooks, etc.; wool-poly blend, poly-fil, grass, jute twine.

Two framed, graphite, drawings on coloured paper hang on a wall.

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. they didnʼt get stronger, they just got sore. 2022, graphite, toned paper, walnut frames.

View of an art gallery installation with several assemblages on the floor and a low red table topped with a "Trail closed" sign.

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. Installation view of "Borrowers and Bullies" exhibition. 2022, mixed media assemblages, graphite drawings on toned paper.

View from above of a low red table, topped with a "Trail closed" sign.

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. evidence of a habit. 2022, fluorescent paint, reclaimed City of Waterloo temporary conditions sign, digital image captured in Bechtel Park, reclaimed construction lumber, homemade wood stain, deck screws.

Large screen on a wall showing a video of a broken boardwalk through grasslands with evergreen trees in the distance

Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. a policy of neglect. 2021, video footage recorded in Waterloo and P.E.I.

View of an art gallery installation with two assemblages on the floor.
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. take only what you can carry; untitled. Both 2022, construction materials, hornets' nest, linen, burlap, paint, pinecone from Pompeii, ash, cotton embroidery thread, birdʼs nest, graphite, grass, wooden wheelbarrow handle, drawer pulls, tea, coffee, etc.
Art installation of various objects on and around a white platform. Objects include several earthtone paintings, plaster vase,
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. take only what you can carry (view from front). 2022, construction materials, hornets' nest, linen, homemade wood stain (vinegar, steel wool, lemon juice), burlap, paint, pinecone from Pompeii, ash, cotton embroidery thread, etc.
View, through a wooden frame, of an art gallery installation with coloured drawing on the wall and several assemblages on floor
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. take only what you can carry (view from rear). 2022, construction materials, hornets' nest, linen, homemade wood stain (vinegar, steel wool, lemon juice), burlap, paint, pinecone from Pompeii, ash, cotton embroidery thread, etc.
Artwork showing a wooden carrot with cotton crocheted leaves sits on a wooden board.
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. take only what you can carry (detail). 2022, wood, crocheted cotton embroidery thread.
View of an art gallery installation with coloured graphite drawing on the wall and several assemblages on the floor.
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. Installation view of "Borrowers and Bullies" exhibition. 2022, mixed media assemblage, graphite on toned paper, digital print.
Detail of an assemblage of wood with a bird's nest containing as small, coloured drawing of a donkey's head.
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. untitled assemblage (detail). 2022, construction materials, latex paint, birdʼs nest, graphite, grass, wooden wheelbarrow handle, drawer pulls, tea, coffee, etc.
Three large botanical photos hang on the wall with the central plant cut out on the sides and top and drooping down toward floor
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. a month of stolen light. 2022, rag paper, hand-cut digital prints of giant hogweed, fibreglass, epoxy resin, suede, latex rubber, hanger bolts, etc.
View of an art gallery installation with coloured drawing on the wall, an assemblage on the floor, a crocheted doll hangs upside
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. they didn't get stronger, they just got sore (drawings); untitled assemblage; a turning point (hanging). All 2022, graphite, toned paper, walnut frames; construction materials, chalk, paint, gull bone, chair spindle, tea, bird's nest, coat hooks, etc.; wool-poly blend, poly-fil, grass, jute twine.
Two framed, graphite, drawings on coloured paper hang on a wall.
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. they didnʼt get stronger, they just got sore. 2022, graphite, toned paper, walnut frames.
View of an art gallery installation with several assemblages on the floor and a low red table topped with a "Trail closed" sign.
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. Installation view of "Borrowers and Bullies" exhibition. 2022, mixed media assemblages, graphite drawings on toned paper.
View from above of a low red table, topped with a "Trail closed" sign.
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. evidence of a habit. 2022, fluorescent paint, reclaimed City of Waterloo temporary conditions sign, digital image captured in Bechtel Park, reclaimed construction lumber, homemade wood stain, deck screws.
Large screen on a wall showing a video of a broken boardwalk through grasslands with evergreen trees in the distance
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Artwork by Julie Hall and Jacob Irish. a policy of neglect. 2021, video footage recorded in Waterloo and P.E.I.