Gallery
Show dates: Feb. 1 - Mar. 23, 2012
Artist's Statement: In my travels throughout India, Indonesia, and Manitoba’s wilderness parks, there are moments where I look up from the busy work of hiking, exploring or navigating, and spontaneously, everything stops. Moments where the power of the landscape, be it peaceful or chaotic, majestic or microscopic, brings a keen sense of being out of my self; totally immersed in the moment. All else, even a sense of identity, melts away. All there is to do is be still, and breathe and listen. I am curious about how landscapes provide unique opportunities to be completely present through their beauty or intensity.
We acknowledge we are gathered on Treaty 1 Territory, the home and traditional lands of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. We also acknowledge that Manitoba is located on the Treaty Territories and ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Anishininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Denesuline and Nehethowuk Nations.
We respect the spirit and intent of Treaties and Treaty Making and remain committed to working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in the spirit of truth, reconciliation and collaboration.
We recognize and honour Treaty 3 Territory Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, the source of Winnipeg’s clean drinking water. In addition, we acknowledge Treaty Territories which provide us with access to electricity we use in both our personal and professional lives.
Acknowledging this truth is important to the Gas Station Arts Centre, yet we acknowledge that it is only a small part of cultivating and protecting strong relationships with Indigenous communities. We continue to consult and work with all Indigenous people of Canada to learn, grow, and do better as a community gathering site, and as an incubator for the Arts.