OFFERINGS/OFFRANDES

Program, P.2363
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Identifier
P.2363
Category
Visual Arts
Location
Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor
Date
January 15 – February 6, 2016
Description
The holiday season is behind us for another year. Some of us loved it; others recoiled at its many pressures. Did you feel that there were just too many presents?
OFFERINGS/OFFRANDES invites us to contemplate ‘presence’ instead of presents, when we consider the gifting process. What is a gift? Is the most important consideration its price, its market-value? Does a gift have to be bought? What is an offering? Why do we make them? What is our intention when we offer them? Should we be attached to whether or not an offering is accepted?
OFFERINGS/OFFRANDES takes an artist’s look at these complex questions. It is a collaborative multimedia installation exploring the meaning of gifting and offering. This artwork is grounded in collaborative authorship. It welcomes the presentation and interpretation of practices rooted in different cultures.France Trépanier with guest artists: Charles Campbell, Cathi Charles Wherry, Krystal Cook, Bradley Dick and Farheen HaQ