Violentia is a collaborative\, in terdisciplinary event\, organized by current AHVA graduate students meant t o showcase the talents of emerging academics\, artists\, curators\, and pro fessionals in the arts.
From Latin violentia\, “vehemence\, impetuosity” the signification of the word “violence” seems to have reached the contemporary moment unaltered. At the core of human experience\, there are no exact synonyms\, no substituting phrases to express its meaning—no other words. Violentia: Representing Bodies and Violence invites i nvestigations into the ways violence\, whether physical or otherwise\, is m anifested\, read\, and inflicted in/on the “body” at both an abstract and c orporeal level. Considering the importance of the body—as an object\, a com munity of people\, a measure of land\, an immaterial model\, a metaphorical representation\, etc—our symposium encourages a re-evaluation of how the r elationship between violence and the body has come to shape art and art his tory.
This symposium and its concurrent exhibition follow the univers ity’s mandates to create a rich academic environment and to foster intellec tual exchange among graduate students by providing a unique opportunity to engage in questions concerning culture mediation within visual art and the histories of art and architecture.
The exhibition is mounted as part of the 42nd Annual AHVA Graduate Symposium\, held March 8 in the Audain Art Centre.
Artists: Mitchell F Chan (Art Institute of Chicago)\, Sepide h Dashti (Western University)\, Emily Dotson (University of British Columbi a)\, Mona Hedayati (University of Victoria)\,Julian Pahre (University of Br itish Columbia)\, Weronika Stepien (University of British Columbia)
AHVA Gallery
Audain Art Centre
6398 University
Blvd.
Exhibition runs
March 7 – 29\, 2019
Tuesday – Saturda
y
12 – 4 PM