Cheryl Buckmaster | See. We Are One
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Gordon Snelgrove Gallery 3 Campus Dr, University of Saskatchewan, Murray Building, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A4
Cheryl Buckmaster, “See. We Are One,” 2024
(courtesy of the Gallery)
Closing Reception: Friday, June 7 at 7 - 10pm.
Balancing Power in the Genomics Research of Constructed Wetlands to Clean Oil Sands Tailings Water
See. We Are One speaks about the findings, influences, and experiences that have shaped my research-creation journey and artwork as an artist researching within G.R.O.W., a large environmental remediation project. The research team includes natural and social scientists and researchers across Canada, affected community members, and government and industry representatives. I weave my research findings with shared knowledge, lived experience, and contemporary social and environmental justice movements. Through image juxtaposition, visual narratives are created that reflect values of ‘water’ as one living entity with rights, a possible shift in how science perceives the natural world, and how natural scientists and industry include, rank, and work with social scientists (and thus community input).