Event Info
Deconstructing Comfort: Léuli Eshraghi, Nadia Myre, Jamelie Hassan, Haruko Okano, Syrus Marcus Ware, Phillip Kevin Paul, Lisa Myers
Deconstructing Comfort is an interdisciplinary arts exhibition presenting the wo...
Noon to 5 pm
By Donation
Opening: Friday 8th September 2017
Performative Recording: A Casual Reconstruction at Open Space on Sep 8, 2017 at 8:00pm
Event Description
Deconstructing Comfort is an interdisciplinary arts exhibition presenting the work of seven contemporary Indigenous artists and artists of colour: Léuli Eshraghi, Jamelie Hassan, Syrus Marcus Ware, Lisa Myers, Nadia Myre, Haruko Okano and Philip Kevin Paul.
Deconstructing Comfort is curated by Michelle Jacques, Doug Jarvis and France Trépanier. They have developed a process-based methodology to explore contemporary themes present in the Canadian body politic: decolonization and Indigenization; issues raised by Black Lives Matter; calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Islamophobia; unsettling settlers and Canada 150 celebrations. Together they engage in interrogating spaces of [dis]comfort to generate transformation and change. The curatorial strategy is to reveal the artistic and curatorial processes, inviting collaborations about the notions of space and time, ultimately questioning the xedness of the exhibition format.
The exhibition will be presented at Open Space in Victoria from September 8 to October 14, 2017. A public reception will take place on September 25 as part of the public program for the Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires Gathering.
Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires (PC/Cp) is a three year initiative, which seeks to place Indigenous art practices at the centre of the Canadian art system. PC/Cp also asserts that art practices by people of colour, that have roots around the world, play a critical role in any discussion that imagines Canada’s future(s). This initiative includes a major, multidisciplinary, trilingual - Lekwungen, French and English - gathering at the Songhees Wellness Centre, on Lekwungen territories, near Victoria BC.
For more information about Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires: www.primary-colours.ca
Venue
510 Fort Street
Multi-Purpose / Hall
Capacity220
Open / Operational
In-Person Event
Fri. September 8th 2017 - Sat. October 14th 2017 + Add to Calendar
Open Space
