Infrathin Images: Elyse Longair

Infrathin Images: Elyse Longair

Event Category: Arts & Theatre

Step into a space where reality feels… slightly out of phase.

Infrathin Images by Elyse Longair invites visitors into a quietly surreal world — one that sits just beneath the surface of our own. On view at the Art and Media Lab inside the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, this immersive exhibition blurs the boundary between what is seen, what is imagined, and what might exist just beyond our perception.

The concept of “infrathin,” coined by Marcel Duchamp, comes from the idea of something almost imperceptible a difference so subtle it feels like a whisper between two states of being. Think of the faint warmth left behind on a chair after someone stands, or the barely noticeable shift between two nearly identical images. Longair’s work lives in that delicate space.

Through a meticulous process of collaging analogue source material — overlapping, cropping, and scanning images — then printing them at large scale, Longair creates works that feel both familiar and otherworldly at once. There is something recognizable in each piece, yet just out of reach, as if you’re seeing a memory that hasn’t fully formed.

Walking through the exhibition, you may feel as though you’ve stepped into an alternate version of reality one where time stretches, reflections behave strangely, and the ordinary takes on an uncanny glow. There’s a quiet, sci-fi undertone throughout, not loud or explosive, but contemplative — the kind that lingers and invites you to look a little closer, and then closer still.

Each piece encourages curiosity. What are you seeing? What are you almost seeing? And how much of reality exists in that thin space between the two?

Event Details

📅 April 15–24, 2026 (Monday–Friday)
⏰ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Art and Media Lab, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
390 King St W, Kingston

🎟 Free admission | Fully accessible

Additional viewing available by request: elyse.longair@queensu.ca

Come wander the edge of perception — and see what reveals itself in the in-between.