Residency : from September 5 to 11, 2015
Opening : Friday September 11, at 5pm
The human relationship with water is at the heart of Elyse and Emilio Portal’s artistic project (re)member of water. The pair of interdisciplinary artists is interested in the rivers, creeks and other waterways buried beneath our cities. In Sudbury, they’ll be exploring the community’s relationship with Junction creek: a creek that zig-zags across much of the city, a portion of which is buried beneath the downtown, flowing beneath the GNO itself. An installation of suspended textile works will evoke all the waterways made invisible by urban planning. The stories and character of the Junction will be told through drawings, sculptural installation and video works. Also, the creek’s voice will stream throughout the space thanks to a recorded soundscape.
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Emilio Portal
Emilio Portal is an interdisciplinary artist, craftsman, designer and musician. While working at McEwen School of Architecture, he works on several projects collaborating with local organisms in Sudbury where he lives. He has exhibited throughout Canada. In 2011, Emilio and Elyse Portal started making art together under the moniker eeportal. Their performances and installations address historic and contemporary environmental and spiritual issues.
Artist ProfileElyse Portal
Elyse Portal has been practicing ecological art for almost 20 years, both solo and with the artist collective eeportal. In order to counter the effects of a consumerist culture, as well as the alienating experience that results from the growing gap between humanity and nature, Elyse Portal anchors herself in her environment by presenting in situ projects. Her practice involves a creative process that includes the participation of non-human actors such as clay, plants, natural pigments, and waters.
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