New exhibition, constant : uncertainty, opens Jan. 20
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Curated by Megh Doward, the works in constant : uncertainty are lyric constructions and continue the artist’s inquiry into the inequity of suffering while articulating the complexity of lives across the categories of human and the more-than-human \ they also indicate the connections of a particular relationship \ in acknowledging the difficult and at times the unbearable relationship the artist has with S provides solace and supports the questions of how to contend with grief \ with loss \ indifference and cruelty.
113 McCaul St.
9:00am - 6:00pm
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Public
113 McCaul St.
9:00am - 6:00pm
Event
Public
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Image credit
a dream of becoming by nancy halifax, tri-colour gum bichromate over cyanotype on Hahnemühle Platinum Rag, 13.5“ x 20”, 2024
Description of the image
this is a colour print with a portrait orientation \ a black & white dog \ S \ a whippet is centred \ laying on a couch snuggled in blankets & pillows \ in the background there is a bookcase \ a light \ and a cup of tea to the right of the print is a handwritten poem \ which could be understood as the beginnings of an escape into drawing
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constant : uncertainty is part of the year-long research-creation project, Transformative Access: Activating Disability Desires. Led by Assistant Professor Dr. Pam Patterson, in collaboration with the CRIP Lab, WIA Projects, 113Research and Gallery 1313, the project is engaging OCAD U students and alums in exploring disability practice.
Visit the project’s website for more information.
We gratefully acknowledge funding support for the exhibition from the Toronto Arts Council, City of Toronto, OCAD U’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers and the Writer’s Union of Canada.
About the artist
nancy halifax was born on the north shore of New Brunswick on Mi'gma'gi territory. They reside on unceded territories on Wolastoqiyik lands and is a white, queer, mad, crip settler entwined within the colonial and nation building project of Canada while also struggling hopefully towards decentring the normative as a conceptual artist working within the social fabric.
halifax’s crip praxis uses handwork as a social practice and as a response to the pace of life ruled by extractive politics. Their current work queries embodiment and modes of labour. Their work has been published by arts literary and academic presses.
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