“Being a sculpture student, I always felt like I had to be working with materials, but I don’t actually like to make anything,” states artist Abby Bent. “Sometimes I gather materials that I am drawn to and then I try to find patterns between them, through definition, use and how my body can interact with […]
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New Art 2017: Camila Salcedo
For two hours a performance has been unfolding inside the Anna Leonowens Gallery. A figure rotating within a wooden framework, deftly turning turmeric-coloured thread into a hand knitted cocoon that finally enveloped its maker. The show, Present Ground, took place in December 2016. The performer, and co-curator of the show, was Venezuelan-Canadian artist Camila Salcedo. […]
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New Art 2017: Geneviève Brideau
Je vous emmène Opening Feb 10, 5:30pm, performance at 6pm. To Feb 21 NSCAD Port Loggia Gallery, 1107 Marginal Road “I am incredibly drawn to the way materials look,” says Montréal-born artist Geneviève Brideau, “also the way they function, how they facilitate the creation of spaces or certain activities such as sliding down smooth surfaces […]
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Where I work: Weird Harbour Espresso Bar
Weird Harbour Espresso Bar 1656 Barrington Street Mon-Fri 7am-5pm Sat 8am-4pm WHO HE IS From the moment you step inside this espresso bar, the sound of old blues, together with the smell of freshly ground coffee, takes you to another world. “It’s a small space to seek shelter,” says owner Dan Weir, whose travels from […]