Built on Genocide
Online and at Ontario Square, Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay W
Toronto, ON
In-person
History & heritage
Indigenous
Sculpture & installation
Visual arts
Built on Genocide is a large-scale installation by multidisciplinary artist Jay Soule | CHIPPEWAR, reflecting the events and policies throughout Canada’s history that have deliberately undermined and destroyed Indigenous livelihoods. The work is influenced by the mass genocide of the buffalo as a result of the colonial railway expansion. The buffalo decimation is an underacknowledged but foundational aspect of “Canadian” history, with consequences that persist today. Built on Genocide will address the direct correlation between the genocide of the buffalo and the genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
This event is free and will be accepting optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
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Luminato Festival Toronto
An international arts festival dedicated to performance, media and visual arts, Luminato Festival Toronto provides artistic programming that cuts across traditional art-form boundaries.
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Location
235 Queens Quay W
Toronto, ON
Language
English
Accessibility
This event offers closed captioning or subtitles, and offers audio description.
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