Artist Talk - Christian Nicolay: No Where Now Here
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Please join us: OPENING RECEPTION Friday evening, April 20, 6-9 PM Artist in Attendance
We are pleased to present new works by Canadian interdisciplinary artist based in Vancouver, Christian Nicolay.
ARTIST TALK Saturday, April 28, 1pm
liminal
ˈlɪmɪn(ə)l/
adjective
1. relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process.
2. occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold.
3. liminal symbols of passage and transformation; doors, ladders, crossings, bridges, pallets.
NoWhere NowHere explores current issues of globalization and climate change through the lens of the liminal - a place betwixt and between. Our cultural landscapes are becoming increasingly crisscrossed and blurred through shifting borders and boundaries, directly impacting the growing challenges of migration and the transitory movement of people. Materials, images and objects reflecting concepts of liminality visually demonstrate transition and transformation - the visible and the invisible – the seen and unseen. In the exhibition the notion of 'space' and 'place' occurs in conjunction with ideas of the 'temporary' and 'permanent' creating a play between the real and the unreal - the NoWhere and the NowHere.