Divya Mehra\, Felix Kalmenson\, Casey Wei\ , Deanna Bowen\, Krista Belle
Throughout the spring season of 2018\, 221A hosts sum of the parts\, a curatorial research project by Jenn Jackson which brings together a selection of films\, performances and insta llations by Deanna Bowen \, Felix Kalmen son\, Divya Mehra \, Krista Belle Stewart and Casey Wei\, who present compelling excavations of the past\, by drawing from famil ial\, historic\, and archival sources—visualizing narratives of race and cl ass\, and their recognition within official records.
Each film and pe rformance provides a framework for a larger narrative of archival complexit ies—offering a visual key to examine discourses on the commodification and construction of historic record in relation to the business of archival sto rage\, preservation\, and dissemination within the public realm. In mining the potential of the private and public archive\, these artists interrogate the visual and material nature of historical reference and activate immate rial records. Research associated with sum of the parts will form a new col lection at Pollyanna 圖書館 Library.
Jenn Jackson is a curator and write r who lives and works in Vancouver. Previously she held positions at the Al berta College of Art and Design\, Calgary\; Walter Phillips Gallery\, The B anff Centre\; Satellite Art Gallery\, Vancouver\; The Rennie Collection\, V ancouver\; Presentation House Gallery\, Vancouver\; the Art Gallery of Albe rta\, Edmonton and Color Magazine\, Vancouver. Jackson studied Critical and Cultural Practices at Emily Carr University\; General Fine Arts at The Coo per Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and is an MA Art History c andidate at the University of British Columbia.
sum of the parts is supported by the Killy Foundation and the Audain Endowment through th e Department of Art History\, Visual Art and Theory and the Morris and Hele n Belkin Art Gallery\, at The University of British Columbia.
Divya Mehra Perfo rmance | Pollyanna 圖書館 Library
Felix Kalmenson Screening | Pollyanna 圖書館 Lib rary
Casey Wei Screening | The Cinematheque
Deanna Bowen Screening and Artist Talk | Pollyanna 圖書館 Library
Krista Belle Stewart Performance| Pollyanna 圖書館 Librar y
Public critique with Helga Pakasaar to be held at 11am July 18\, 2018
Image credits: Deanna Bowen's 'sum of the parts: what can be named'\, 2010 (video still)
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