Group Exhibition Announcement
π½ππ πππ’ππ πππ₯ππ§, a series of public events where our invited Bad Timekeepers explore labor, time, technology, and decolonial strategies, challenging and dismantling the oppressive systems inherited from colonial rule. They focus on reclaiming cultural practices, knowledge systems, and narratives that have been erased or marginalized. Through the perspectives of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ communities, these strategies aim to reimagine power structures, promote self-determination, and center voices historically excluded. Our narrative is an insurgent tapestry woven from speculative yet familiar alternatives.
The program will feature a constellation of visionary thinkers and creators, including Nobutaka Aozaki, Julie Chen, Sun-ha Hong, Hobin Kim, Kwang-Suk Lee, Inkang Lee, Seam Lee, Yutong Lin, Casey Mecija, Ying Sze Pek, Ryan Persadie, Sarah Sharma, Mindy Seu, Su Yu Hsin, Asmita Bustani Vij, Choonhee Woo, Yufeng Zhao, Sheung-King Aaron Tang & JeeMin Kim, and Diasporic Futurism (Vanessa Godden and Adrienne Matheuszik).
Our journey begins in Toronto and Seoul, with a constellation of thinkers and creators shaping these new temporal realities. Grateful for the support of InterAccess, Charles Street Video and the Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto that make this work possible.
As part of π½ππ πππ’ππ πππ₯ππ§π¨, πΏππ¨π₯π‘ππππ ππ€π¨π©ππ‘πππ: πππ©πͺππ‘ uses the ability of rituals to escape accelerated time to interrogate nostalgia. The artist begins by laying bricks on the floor to create a sandbox, with a light hanging from the ceiling. The artist’s structure, influenced by ancient Roman compluvium and impluvium, represents time, mimicking how sunlight shines through the roof and onto the sand. But our ritual takes place at night. There is no sun. Here, the artist is the “Badtimekeeper.” When she feels an hour has passed, she adjusts the light that hangs from the ceiling. The positioning of the light that shines on the sandbox reflects the artist’s perception of an hour. Each hour, the writer composes a piece of writing on nostalgia, which is projected onto the sand. This process will be repeated five times over. Accompanying the performance will be wall texts and booklets respond to the term "πΏππ¨π₯π‘ππππ ππ€π¨π©ππ‘πππ." Click here for more information about πΏππ¨π₯π‘ππππ ππ€π¨π©ππ‘πππ.