Awakening Memory

Program, P.2407
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Identifier
P.2407
Category
Visual Arts
Date
March 24 – April 29, 2017
Description
Open Space presents Awakening Memory, an exhibition featuring new artworks by Sonny Assu, lessLIE, and Marianne Nicolson. The exhibition is curated by France Trépanier.
Awakening Memory has been designed through a collaborative process about remembering the role of art within Indigenous communities. It made use of a creative method for Indigenous people to engage with objects that ‘belong’ to them. In response to this process, each artist created new artworks, which are part of the exhibition.
Awakening Memory focuses on both customary and contemporary stories to explore the history, agency and value of an art object from Indigenous perspectives. The exhibition also considers the dynamic relationships between historical Indigenous cultural objects and contemporary Indigenous art practices.