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Jaime Adams, "The Ecological Influence of Allelopathy - untitled (barge water and boiled sea urchin shell film soup) (2021-ongoing) "

Courtesy of the artist.

Join us at Maplewood Mudflats for an afternoon exploring place-based practices, including a conversation with artists Siku Allooloo and Jaime Adams, and curator Paula Booker, about their work in our current exhibition Storytelling and Stewardship, and a guided tour of the conservation area by Irwin Oostindie and Senaqwila Wyss of Wild Bird Trust of BC.

Jaime Adams will present a selection of works from her photographic series, The Ecological Influence of Allelopathy (2021-ongoing), which documents Maplewood Flats. Using invasive plant species removed from the site, Adams extracts plant based developers to process her black and white films and soups her colour negatives in sea and fresh water collected from the area. Heavy metals in the water interact with the film emulsion, further relating the site to her practice.

Siku Allooloo will screen and talk about her experimental documentary, Spirit Emulsion (2022), which was filmed on Super 8 and developed with plant medicines and botanical collected in Denendeh, Northwest Territories, where she was raised, and the Coast Salish territories where the film was shot. Through this, Allooloo evokes her culture and the legacy of her late mother by connecting earth to cosmos. She will also introduce the feature length documentary that she will develop in residence at Western Front, for which Spirit Emulsion serves as an opening prayer.

The artists will then be joined by Paula Booker for a short conversation and Q&A. To conclude the day, all are welcome to join Irwin Oostindie and Senaqwila Wyss of Wild Bird Trust of BC for a guided tour of Maplewood Flats.

Transportation from Western Front is available via minibus and will depart at 1:30 p.m, returning at approximately 5:00 p.m. If you would like to make use of this shuttle service, please select this option when registering.