DAVID CROMPTON SEEN

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Oskar

Lucy

Isaac

Oliver

Toshimi

June

Diane

Maya

Ursula

Umwelt Collider No.3

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Umwelt Collider No.6

Umwelt Collider No.1

Umwelt Collider No.2

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DAVID CROMPTON

Biography

David Crompton is an artist based in Vancouver, Canada. Exploring on foot, he focuses his inquiry on the subtle, often overlooked corners of urban spaces and the transient objects and architectural forms found within them. His compositions favour geometric structure, layering, and the ephemeral qualities of light, shadow, and reflection. Through photography, printed matter and time-based media, Crompton seeks to reveal the underlying poetry of these settings. A graduate of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, his work has been exhibited in galleries, festivals, and media channels internationally.

Crompton’s pieces are included in the Media Centre collection at the Marshall McLuhan Salon (Canadian Embassy in Berlin) and he has received awards from the Canada Council for the Arts and the British Columbia Arts Council. Crompton has produced several photography- based artist zines, including ‘Common’ (2014), ‘Strait Goods’ (2017), and the five-volume ‘Surrounded’ (2017), which highlights his work from 2013 to 2017. His latest collection, ‘Umwelt,’ documents work from 2018 to 2024, capturing a span of six years of his ongoing practice.

Statement

“The act of seeing is no small thing. To see something is to be possessed by it.” — Motojirō Kajii

My practice is personal and inseparable from my everyday life. I live, walk, see, record, and examine. The collection in “Seen” spans from the last months of 2017 to the present, showcasing a snapshot of my current practice at the intersection of parallel streams of work. The show includes three components: a new publication, “Umwelt,” with selected prints; nine pieces from the ongoing series “Just as You Are”; and works from a new collage series, “Umwelt Colliders.”