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Ganglion by Sarah Nicholson
Presented by: WeSee Inc. Studio
Ganglion examines the mystery that no matter the scope of one’s vocabulary, language remains opaque and inadequate.
Sarah Nicholson is interested in notions of women’s memory and identity, and how the social and personal rituals of recording or censoring effect the construction of personal histories. The primary concern of her work is the historical position of women within society and the role of memory in securing or weakening that place.
Female epistemology in the form of gossip, old wives tales, and fairy tales is a tradition not respected in our society. The disruption of information between matrilineal generations is encouraged by this devaluation of experience and skills. Yet without the bonds formed and the wisdom passed on from mother to daughter, how would women’s escape from domestic confinement have been forged?
Ganglion examines the mystery that no matter the scope of one’s vocabulary, language remains opaque and inadequate. This recognition of the limitations of communication exits in the references to the body and its internal systems, here rendered in that most domestic of accomplishments: knitting.
This process-led work has taken Nicholson nearly a year to complete; first teaching herself how to knit on four needles and then processing the repetitive task. This is one skill that no female relative could impart, though some fun was had guessing and inventing as three generations of women together.
Nicholson is a visual artist living and working in Liverpool, UK.
Starts: Dec 6, 2010 Ends: Dec 31, 2010
At: Roadside Attractions, 911 Davenport Road, Toronto
Playing: Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Times: 9am - 1am daily
Cost: free
Getting there:
For more information contact:
Roy Kohn/Kate Vasyliw
Phone:
416 538-3997
Email:
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