Installation
Intimacy and Distances bridges the gap of the pandemic’s isolation
October 10, 2023By: Matthew Wong, SFU Student From my 224 square-foot tower, I gazed longingly out the window. I was pale and drained, and no visitors came to my room except for three daily meals, unceremoniously slipped through the door. And of course, neither my family nor friends would dare face me; we were in quarantine, and I had contracted COVID-19. The days of pandemic shutdown sometimes feel like a distant memory now, even though COVID-19 and its impacts continue to hurt our most vulnerable communities. COVID-19 is not over, but the shutdown of 2020 has created permanent social scars for some.…
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explorASIAN gallery hopping guide
May 23, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor One of the best ways to reignite your sense of wonder is by visiting an art exhibit — or three. And I’ve got your next field trip covered! Last week, we toured exhibits…
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Evan Lee’s “Fugazi” is a Critique on the Diamond Industry and its Fabrication of Value
May 18, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate At first glance, the floor to ceiling images appear to simply be arrays of colour blended within geometric shapes. But an even closer look begs us to see that the photographs are in fact enlarged extreme…
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When the Guests Are Not Looking: the Audain Gallery’s freshest art installation
January 21, 2018By: Aritro Mukhopadhyay This new installation and performance piece showcasing the works of Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens explores the audience’s relationship with art itself. Awfully contemporary for its time, When the Guests Are Not Looking delves into the economics of…
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