We Are The Land - Jaime Black Artist Residency
We Are The Land - Jaime Black Artist Residency
Jaime Black is a Metis multidisciplinary artist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Through the mediums of photography, sculpture, print, and installation she addresses the complexities of history, gender, place, identity, and resistance under settler colonialism.
Her 2010 installation piece, The REDress Project, can be described as an aesthetic response to the 12,000+ missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Turtle Island. Through the public display of hundreds of empty red dresses, the installation seeks to create ‘encounters’ with the disappeared and to mark their absence, sparking visceral reactions to their loss. The work aims to create space for public discussion and dialogue around the intersections of racism, misogyny and colonialism that are responsible for the precarious and dangerous position of Indigenous women in Canadian society.
Conversations with the Land incorporates elements of land art, performance and installation, exploring the relationship between the land and the body, touching on themes of memory, identity and resilience.The exhibition incorporates several series of work, all themed around remembering and valuing cultural ties to the land; “In many ways, Conversations with the Land works in contrast to The REDress Project. I wanted to find the places where we are strong, to remember and honour the ties we have to the land. For me the land is where I remember my strength and find connection and healing” (Black, 2016).
The Women & Gender Institute (WGSI) is excited to announce that they will be hosting Jaime Black for an artist residency from March 16th - March 22nd. The residency will feature both The REDress Project and Conversations with the Land. In addition, there will be a number of exciting and important events taking place; e.g. Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Artist Talks, Panel Discussions, Film Screenings, and more.
This will not only be the first time that Jaime's work has been shown in Toronto, it will be the first time that these important artworks have been shown together as one fluid installation.
The complete event program will be posted on this website soon, along with up-to-date information about both installations. Please check back regularly for further details.
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