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Scott Benesiinaabandan, "blood memories (detail)," 2013

screen capture from video, image courtesy of the artist

In this truly interdisciplinary exhibition, bodies of water and the physical remnants of stone, plastic and land become the houses for historical traces of change and continuity. The public is invited to the opening reception on Thursday, November 28 at 7:00 p.m.

As a group exhibition, echoes brings together the works of six artists: Scott Benesiinaabandan, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour with Dayna Danger, Caroline Monnet, Nicole Preissl and Maika`i Tubbs. Each artist considers the role of water, landscape, and materiality in communication through media such as videoworks, digital prints and sculpture.

“This exhibition contemplates ways in which recurrences traverse generational and geographical expanses. An echo is a continuation which needs a physical body on which to resound. We are able to speak to each other, to the past and the future, by being present in a specific place, ” says guest curator Emily Dundas Oke.

In the midst of ongoing damage and violence to our streams, rivers, and oceans, echoes features works which contemplate the transformative ways in which we interact with our waterways. Calling upon knowledge systems which do not rely upon the written word, these pieces are both a rumination on ancestry, memory, and history as well as a glimpse into our shared future.

“It doesn’t matter where you are on Turtle Island, your ancestors will hear you through the waterways,” says Nicole Preissl’s grandmother Marie Preissl.

Accompanying the exhibition is a softcover art publication with contributions from the six featured artists and guest curator presented alongside texts by jaz, Valeen Jules, Bonnie Klohn and jaye simpson. The catalogue will be launched at the opening reception.

The Burnaby Art Gallery will have echoes on display from November 29, 2019 to January 26, 2020. During the exhibition, the public can participate in an array of programs to learn more about the works and the artists who were responsible for their creation.

The public is invited to the opening reception on Thursday, November 28 at 7:00 p.m.

As a group exhibition, echoes brings together the works of six artists: Scott Benesiinaabandan, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour with Dayna Danger, Caroline Monnet, Nicole Preissl and Maika`i Tubbs. Each artist considers the role of water, landscape, and materiality in communication through media such as videoworks, digital prints and sculpture.

“This exhibition contemplates ways in which recurrences traverse generational and geographical expanses. An echo is a continuation which needs a physical body on which to resound. We are able to speak to each other, to the past and the future, by being present in a specific place, ” says guest curator Emily Dundas Oke.

In the midst of ongoing damage and violence to our streams, rivers, and oceans, echoes features works which contemplate the transformative ways in which we interact with our waterways. Calling upon knowledge systems which do not rely upon the written word, these pieces are both a rumination on ancestry, memory, and history as well as a glimpse into our shared future.

“It doesn’t matter where you are on Turtle Island, your ancestors will hear you through the waterways,” says Nicole Preissl’s grandmother Marie Preissl.

Accompanying the exhibition is a softcover art publication with contributions from the six featured artists and guest curator presented alongside texts by jaz, Valeen Jules, Bonnie Klohn and jaye simpson. The catalogue will be launched at the opening reception.

During the exhibition, the public can participate in an array of programs to learn more about the works and the artists who were responsible for their creation.