Zana Wensel: The Thread That Runs Through Me
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Multicultural Centre Public Art Gallery 5411 51 St, Stony Plain, Alberta T7Z 1X7
Zana Wensel, "Cellular Level—Repression," 2021
embroidery thread on Japanese paper
Meet the Artist: Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 11am–1pm
Zana Wensel is a multidisciplinary artist from Edmonton. In her first solo show, The Thread That Runs Through Me, she explores the notion of cellular memory in relation to trauma. Through sewing, drawing, and interweaving text into textiles, the artist sheds light upon what constitutes cell memory, and aims to bring consciousness to her own experiences. In doing so, she confronts and materializes her relationship with cell memory as a form of catharsis, and reveals several psychosomatic effects that arise in the process. As a result, the artist ultimately cultivates a space for herself to both reflect upon and release her embodied memories, and offers these works as reflections on the fabric of our human existence.