Ross Stockwell

Astigmatic Variations is an ongoing project in which I capture images using time exposures and in-camera movement. I then apply textured overlays to render artistic interpretations of states such as isolation, longing, memory and dissolution. 

I try to capture the felt-sense and presence in what I photograph, while imagining the subject’s implied context, history and trajectory forward. I encourage photographic accidents and surprises which often add disruptive contrast and juxtaposition. 

In this 2025 edition, I utilize metaphors to express dimensions of personal journey, crossroads and transformation.


Ross Stockwell is an emerging artist based in Toronto, Ontario. His work is eclectic, and includes landscape, urban, dance and the human figure. He is attracted  to visual oddity and the play of patterns and geometric forms. He explores states of being, felt-sense perceptions, and intuition in an inanimate context. Stockwell previously showed his work at Spectra 2022, Hutchison Road; G44’s Members Gallery (January 2023), Dissolution, and Spectra 2024, Astigmatic Variations, 2024.

Contact the artist directly for information on purchasing.

Contact: stockwellr@rogers.com
Website: www.rsartphotography.com
IG: @ross_stockwell

May 14th to May 25th, 2025
918 Bathurst Street, Toronto
Sun and Star Rooms

Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12pm to 5pm
Opening reception: Thursday, May 15th from 6-9pm
Artist talk: Saturday, May 17th from 1-3pm