Joshua Jensen-Nagle | Along The Way | Advance Preview

Joshua Jensen-Nagle | Along The Way
February 6 - March 3, 2025
Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin
1384 Dufferin Street, Toronto
Opening reception: Saturday, February 8th, 2 - 5 pm | Artist in attendance

This February, Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin is proud to present Along The Way, a continuation of Toronto-based artist Joshua Jensen-Nagle's acclaimed series Endless Summer. Capturing breathtaking regions of Italy, France and Greece, this dreamlike exhibition invites you to escape the cold and embrace the warmth of these far-off places.

Artist Statement:

“In my ‘Endless Summer’ series, I delve into the intersection of people, light, and landscape, capturing the dynamic energy of the beach as a place of both connection and solitude. Titled ‘Along The Way’, this exhibition examines the fleeting and often abstract moments that occur when people and nature collide. The beach becomes a canvas of movement, color, and form, where figures blur into the landscape like brushstrokes in a large painting.
 
Through these images, I explore how crowds—often indistinguishable from one another—converge in a shared space yet remain distinct in their solitude. The figures in my work appear as fragmented silhouettes, dissolving into the light and vastness of the surroundings, often reduced to swathes of color, creating an abstracted reflection of both the individual and the collective experience of the beach. Here, the boundary between subject and environment is fluid, reflecting the transient nature of life itself.
 
‘Along The Way’ is a journey not just through physical space, but through the sensory experience of being part of something larger—where the ordinary becomes extraordinary and where the passage of time is marked by the ebb and flow of the tides. In these photographs, I invite the viewer to reflect on how we move through the world: surrounded by others, yet often lost in our own thoughts, memories, and moments.” – Joshua Jensen-Nagle

All artworks are now available for acquisition. To secure a piece, please contact us at 416-977-0600 or toronto@bau-xi.com.