Brendan George Ko
b.1986 in Toronto, ON
raised in Ontario, New Mexico, and Texas

I have lived amongst the yuccas and coyotes of New Mexico. I have surfed with the craziest sons of bitches I have ever met during my time in Texas. I grew up on the outskirts of Toronto, ON, and lived half my life moving throughout America, with endless road trips, and faces of so many, dear human beings.

I see every photograph I take as a document; a document of a memory, a document of a person; a time and place, a feeling and a trace (of something that once was, something worth remembering).

I am creating and recreating a history of all that I am, with words, and images, so that I can remember beyond my memory, for a record of being.

"You're a wild one, you keep coming for more wood. I wonder what you're building in that forest you call home." –C.R. Cooke

Formally, Brendan went to school at The Ontario College of Art & Design, where he received his BFA in photography. Currently he is represented by Angell Gallery, where his new work can been seen. Occasionally he also curates shows throughout the land, and does editorial here-and-there.