The Garden of Earthly Delights

Program, P.2621
Inquire
The Garden of Earthly Delights Promotional Image
Identifier
P.2621
Type
Solo exhibitions
Category
Visual Arts
Date
October 30, 2021 – January 22, 2022
Description
The Garden of Earthly Delights is the first exhibition of works by Montreal-based artist Juan Ortiz-Apuy on the west coast. Using video, light, sculpture, and living gardens, his works create a rhizomatic exploration of commodity fetishism, exploitation, and the tensions between the natural and artificial. Born in Costa Rica, Ortiz-Apuy’s brightly coloured, plasticized aesthetics are influenced by the commodification of the tropical rainforest he grew up so close to.