Riaz Mehmood | Remember/Resist/Relive

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Riaz Mehmood, "Kawtaray / Pigeons," 2020

video. Courtesy of the Gallery.

Edmonton based artist Riaz Mehmood strives to capture the complexities of his homeland, Khyber Paskhtunkhwa, Pakistan. On December 16, 2014, 131 school children and 10 adults were killed when heavily armed militants stormed the Army Public School & College in nearby Peshawar. As a vital tool of resistance, the community is committed to remembering those who were lost, in their continued search for justice. In Remember/Resist/Relive, Mehmood tenderly crafts a space to honour this terrible loss, and to gently hold their grief.

In-person tour with curator: September 5 at noon 

Virtual tour: September 13 at noon on Facebook Live 

Artist talk + reception: September 28 (TBC) from 6–8 pm