For many diasporic people of colour, food is tied to migration and can be deeply personal and complex. It can be a site of racism, shame, and trauma, a site for politicization, as well as a site for remembrance, family histories, and notions of home.
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In this time of uncertainty and social distancing, sophia bartholomew explores the breadth and lasting impact of online spaces. “Sitting here searching for words, I’m startled by gaps in my own understanding when trying to describe an online exhibition.”
Katherine Connell and Esmé Hogeveen discuss two recent films by British filmmaker Beatrice Gibson ‘I Hope I’m Loud When I’m Dead’ (2018) and ‘Deux Soeurs Qui Ne Sont Pas Soeurs (Two Sisters Who Are Not Sisters)’ (2019).
How does photography act as a materialized genealogy of our memories? How do we understand our relationships to family, community, and the self through photography?
Using the aesthetics of indenture, Gosine seeks to re-establish connections to the land, its people, and the meaning of home.
As a latex or polyurethane plastic barrier used in dentistry and oral sex alike, a dental dam is the perfect reference point for Catherine’s work: it’s a manufactured material that secures the mouth, rendering it non-porous—uncontaminated—yet still capable of sensation.
“But even without the experience that I had—of meeting the subjects of Bui’s images in their everyday averageness—her photos hint at that unsettling divide.”
A reflection on the unique and dynamic “Tuesday Night” project and its artistic responses by Andreas Buchwaldt.
Nic Wilson reflects on queer visibility in Karen Asher’s 90 minute video “Class.”
The Saskatoon artist is using her mother’s home as the epicentre for her latest exhibition.
Maeve Hanna explores the difficulty and potential threat of deterioration associated when exhibiting fragile seminal video works.