Gary James Joynes, also known as Clinker, is an award-winning visual and sound artist based in Edmonton, Canada. He blends the beauty and physicality of sound’s auditory and visual elements in rigorous and emotional installation works, and in Live Cinema AV performances.
Joynes' innovative and thought-provoking works have earned international recognition, with exhibitions and performances held at renowned art galleries and festivals worldwide. His artistic practice invites audiences to experience the profound beauty of the unseen and to encourage a slowed and attentive state in viewers - to have them interrupt busy-ness for prolonged moments of being-ness.
Through the convergence of analog and digital technologies, Joynes crafts intricate audiovisual compositions that push the boundaries of perception and sensory experience. His works often involve the transformation of audio signals into kinetic video sculptures and fine art photographic works, unraveling the hidden beauty and emotional potential of sound. His installations delve into the relationship between sound and physical matter, offering an enthralling glimpse into the interconnectedness of the senses. His newest work premiering at Peter Robertson Gallery entitled SONIC SUNS expands on his cymatics-based works revealing a new artistic vocabulary using liquids and the visualization of sound wave movement through projected light.
Collaboration, also a major focus of his practice continues to see Joynes composing, scoring and performing sound and music for various avant-garde filmmakers and contemporary dance companies. Most recently he has enjoyed working with dancers Brian Webb and Robin Poitras (C.M.), media artists Dr. Brad Necyk and aAron Munson and musician Dr. Deepak Paramashivan to name a few.
Joynes' previous body of work includes his most celebrated installation Broken Sound which was awarded the prestigious 2016 Eldon & Ann Foote Edmonton Visual Arts prize for best solo art exhibition of 2015. His 2013 exhibition entitled Topographic Sound showcased another critically acclaimed work Ouroboros which had its massive-scale presentation as the featured work in City Hall at the inaugural Nuit Blanche Edmonton Festival in September 2015. His work has been featured in Canadian Art magazine and is included in numerous private and public collections across Canada and the USA.