the x is where our paths crossis an exhibition centered in the performance work of hosting and guesting through visiting, trust, and otherwise possibilities. Peter Morin (Tahltan, French Canadian) and Leah Decter (Jewish-Canadian white-settler) mark the crossing of paths across time, territories, and ancestries through reading aloud as an assertion of Indigenous sovereignty and listening-while-drawing as a practice of white-settler accountability. The exhibition features videos of performances in which Morin reads Tahltan stories “collected” by white anthropologist James Teit while Decter draws Tahltan territory from Morin’s family photos, alongside the drawings, digital photographs, and artist book produced throughout their ongoing collaboration. Morin and Decter will also present a live site-specific performance that marks a new tributary of crossing in this ongoing project.
Performance
Saturday, October 10 | 10am-4pm
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Artist Talk
Wednesday, November 4 | 5-6:20pm
UVic, David Turpin Building (DTB), room A120
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