Cindy Mochizuki | Ancestral Dreams and Other Premonitions

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Cindy Mochizuki, “Autumn Strawberry,” 2021

60 minute multi-media installation, watercolour on paper and digital animation, installation view, Surrey Art Gallery (Photo: Dennis Ha) (courtesy of the Gallery)

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 20, 6:30 to 8:00 pm

The Kamloops Art Gallery’s spring exhibition Ancestral Dreams and Other Premonitions, curated by Charo Neville. In this solo exhibition, Vancouver-based artist Cindy Mochizuki, re-tells stories drawn from the Japanese Canadian experience. Employing audio fiction, performance, animation, and community engagement, Mochizuki’s multi-media installation weaves family, community, and memory to shed light on invisible histories and archives. Mochizuki’s practice opens pathways for Japanese Canadians to share stories shaped by trauma and reveal a larger narrative of Japanese resilience in Canada, often drawing from her family’s history within internment camps in Canada during World War II and their post-war experiences in Japan.

Step into the real and imagined realms of Ancestral Dreams and Other Premonitions through four key artworks. Autumn Strawberry and Tides & Moons: Herring Capital illuminate the resilience of Japanese Canadian communities amidst adversity, The Sakaki Tree, a Jewel, and the Mirror explores folklore through 50 enigmatic figurines and performances, and Cave to Dream features four fictional videos with sound, hand-drawn animation, and live-action video.

Artist and Curator Conversation: Saturday, April 20, 5:30 to 6:30 pm