Oxygen Art Centre is delighted to present the photography of Nelson-based artist Anne Fromont as the first exhibition of the 2025 program in their O2 window vitrine exhibition space! On view from February 27, 2025, to April 16, 2025, the public are invited to engage with Fromont’s diptych photography installation entitled Life-Changing Love (2025).
27 February – 16 April 2025
Anne Fromont
Life-Changing Love (2025)
Photograph prints
Artist Statement
The power of love is often framed within the confines of romance, yet some of our most profound and transformative connections come from friendship. This work challenges the notion that romantic love is the ultimate form of partnership, instead celebrating the deep, enduring bonds we share with those who become our chosen family. True love is found in commitment, understanding, and shared experience—regardless of it being romantic.
Athena and Eleni’s friendship is a testament to this truth. Athena (in the first photo to the left) moved from Greece to Spain, not for a romantic partner, but to be with Eleni (who she joins in the second)—the person who understood her most deeply, who shared in her joys and struggles, and who had become her closest companion. Their bond defies conventional expectations, proving that love is not solely defined by romance but by the deep, unwavering commitment we share with those who shape our lives. This piece honors their story and invites others to reflect on the friendships that have changed them.
Artist Biography
Anne Fromont is a multidisciplinary artist from Montreal (Tiohti:áke), QC, now living in sn̓ʕay̓ckstx (Nelson, B.C.). Her intention is to create works that soothes and calms her audience by capturing moments of tenderness in serendipitous happenstance. Working largely with photography, she uses texture, light and movement to convey sensations of warmth, fluidity and presence. With a focus on friendship, she shine light onto the importance of platonic intimacy. The sharing of love and our lives without grand aspirations of romantic endeavours. Her current projects centre on creating art that speaks to recognizing the beauty of death and passing time. It is a subject that many try to shy away from. She aims to create a safe space and open conversation about it through vulnerability.
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