This is an archived event from Culture Days 2024.
Images
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![A mosaic of a bear head mounted on a white wall.]()
"Kyoto Bear" (2019) by Michel Dumont -
![A photograph of a dirt field parking lot with puddles.]()
"Parking Lot Pandemic #12" (2020 / 2021) by Jeanne Randolph -
![A toy boat in water of a flooded park. In the reflection of the water, an adult figure and child are seen with a remote control.]()
"Toy boat" (2017) by Stephen Andrews -
![A close-up of an illustration of a water surface.]()
"Water" (2001) by Robert Wiens
Watershed
In-person
LGBTQIA2S Painting Printmaking Sculpture & installation Visual artsDate and time
Location
Paul Petro Contemporary Art
980 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
Directions: Please use door located on the left. Note that there is a step to enter the gallery. There is Green P parking only available between 11am to 2pm in front of the gallery.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
About
Watershed
Septmber 6 - October 5, 2024
Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm
Stephen Andrews, Marlene Creates, Francisco De la Barra, Michel Dumont, André Ethier, Gary Evans, FASTWÜRMS, Ron Giii, Sadko Hadzihasanovic, Jay Isaac, Zachari Logan, Olia Mishchenko, Pejvak, Jeanne Randolph, Mélanie Rocan, Su Rynard, Carol Wainio, Robert Wiens, Natalie Wood
"We all live on a watershed even if it's off a downspout or a tent flap. Watersheds are our connection to the ecosystem." -- Robert Wiens, May 2024
Paul Petro Contemporary Art is pleased to present the group exhibition Watershed.
This summer has seen a time of flash flooding in many parts of the world, including in Toronto where thunderstorm bursts unexpectedly flooded roads and basements. It was also the year that the mayor of Paris, in preparation for the summer Olympics, demonstrated to the world the somewhat-remediated water health of the river Seine by taking a swim.
Installed this summer in Ottawa at the National Gallery of Canada, in a permanent collection exhibition attuned to the environment, are photo-based works, a video and a memory map drawing by Marlene Creates and a pen and ink drawing, Ravine World (2014), by Olia Mishchenko. Comprised of eight sheets at 22 x 30 inches each, this continuous drawing maps a Lake Ontario shoreline fragment over its 240-inch length. I have always thought of this work as a primordial meeting place of land and water, enacted upon over time by humans at all ages, at play and at work, and by the effects of erosion and maintenance, and urban development.
The shoreline presents as a place of constant re-enactment. Rich in bio-diversity at its best, this junction of water and vegetation is known as the riparian zone, and functions as a barometer of lake health, supporting a vast array of animal, insect, bird, aquatic and, by extension, human life. Watershed looks at these relationships and considers bio-diversity in the balance of climate change.
Links
- Paul Petro Contemporary Art website paulpetro.com
Organizer
Paul Petro Contemporary Art
Exhibiting Canadian and international artists by invitation since 1993.