Patty Leinemann: I Just Don't ███████ Know
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Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art 103-421 Cawston Ave, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 6Z1
Patty Leinemann, I Just Don't ███████ Know, 2021
In I Just Don't ███████ Know, Kelowna Based artist Patty Leinemann reflects on the questions and uncertainty that contribute to her practice. In the Window Gallery of the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Leinemann explores these unknowns through visual art and performance.
When she creates artwork, Leinemann aims to bring a muddled mental idea into a physical form. Each step of her artistic process confronts this notion: beginning with the material used, through to the final composition. The stress and anxiety that inevitably comes with not knowing is in itself integral to the production of Leinemann’s completed works.
In the past year, the uncertainty in Leinemann's life intensified as the pandemic took hold, its effects being felt by many. For Leinemann, it has been a turbulent experience as she deals with a parent in long-term care.
“Leinemann’s exhibition has the capacity to resonate broadly. Indecision and anxiety, exacerbated by the pandemic, are also often traits of the creative practice. Leinemann’s exhibition helps remove the veil of isolation these feelings can evoke and helps unify viewers through shared experiences of rarely-discussed emotions” (Artistic and Administrative Director Lorna McParland).
Leinemann also incorporates a performance element to this work by being onsite daily from noon to 1 pm for the duration of the exhibition. Each day, she will interact and manipulate a series of objects while focusing on the study of epistemology.