Looking forward to being in To You, From Me, For Us, group exhibition at Ignite Gallery, Curated by Morgan Mavis and Tibi Neuspiel
100 McCaul St, Toronto, ON M5T 2W7
May 30 - August 15
Around the world, people’s lived experiences are felt and heard by far more vast audiences than ever before. Information is far-reaching, and empathy brings us closer to each other than ever. And yet, it can often feel as though we are inundated with knowledge, which prevents us from truly knowing each other. In To You, From Me, For Us, artists explore printmaking, sound installation, sculpture, film, illustration and collage to create portals into each artist’s personal diasporic worlds and identities. In this way, we are swept into the lived experiences of war, disability, immigration, and environmental degradation. How can we collectively navigate this world in the hopes of constructing a home when so many people’s present lives are misunderstood and underrepresented? By creating portals into themselves through their artwork, Elyse Longair, Shahrzad Amin, Mohammed Tabesh, Atanas Bozdarov Cailin Doherty, and Ante Kurilic show us the reality of the world from their eyes and open our own to potential futures of possibility.
Essay: @fabiyino
Curated: Morgan Mavis, Tibi Neuspiel