Brandon Poole  (b.1986) is an artist based in Montreal, QC. Having previously trained in journalism and philosophy, his research-based practice moves by way of interviews and fieldwork to examine the entwined histories and speculative futures of media, simulation, and the image. He received a Master of Visual Studies from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with honours and distinction, from the University of Victoria, and he begins PhD work at McGill’s School of Architecture (History and Theory) this upcoming fall (2023). His work has been shown at Deluge Contemporary Art (Victoria BC), the Toronto Biennial, the University of Toronto’s Art Museum, and Presentation House Gallery (Vancouver, BC). He has an upcoming solo exhibition at Dazibao (Montreal QC, Fall 2023) as well as a year-long quarterly publication with Parc Offsite (Montreal QC, 2023).