Patel brown | 21 Wade Ave

Artifacts of the Horizon, Part TWO: Setting into Space

November 9 - December 18 2021

Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes, Awol Erizku (courtesy of Night Gallery), Kelly Etidloie, Sameer Farooq, Jeffrey Gibson (courtesy of Kavi Gupta), Alexa Hatanaka, Akash Inbakumar, Camille Jodoin-Eng, Qavavau Manumie, Daniesha Nuget-Palache, Markusie Papigatuk, Pavinak Petaulassie, Rajni Perera, Cee Pootoogook, Palaya Qiatsuk, Pitseolak Qimirpik, Nep Sidhu, Ningeokuluk Teevee, Samoonie Toonoo, Shellie Zhang

Artifacts of the Horizon works to surpass possible futures through the frontier of the present moment, transcending identified categorizations to emphasize the collective viewpoint and way forward through a variety of unique perspectives and the objects that reflect them.

The exhibition is presented in 2 parts; exploring a confluence of narratives, the space that surrounds and that results from bringing together the expressions of 28 Canadian and International artists working with diverse ideas and media.

How do we shift from limited self-centered and short-sighted reactions of domination and competition to more deliberate and congenial, mutually successful and natural ways of being with ourselves, one another and as a whole?

Consistently returning to the innately reflective, healing and transformative potential of art and our experiences of it, the exhibition asks us to consider our attitudes around believing, repercieving and ultimately conceiving of where we are at. The powerful magic of our attention and imaginative reinvention of deciding to look at something differently and engaging accordingly is the access the art provides - beyond our conditioned, indoctrinated, embodied and fixed viewpoints to something greater, shared and constant - the horizon.

The artworks, objects, artifacts are a reminder of this fluidity in experience that lies beyond our rigid conceptions. Art is living philosophy, a spiritual meaning-making technology that can be accessed to uncover the archeology of identity and unearth the universal beyond. This communing of artifact and entity has been practised by many cultures towards elevated states of consciousness, insight and awareness. It is our responsibility to continue this work to challenge and recreate our own understandings of otherness, change and enlightenment along with their associated aesthetics and vocabulary so that we may see, hear and live more from our shared vision for the world.