Anybody interested in issues related to farming will want to check out Calgary artist Alex Moon’s new exhibit at the University of Lethbridge art gallery.
Cereal Gen opens with the opening reception in the Main Gallery, Sept. 15 at 4-p.m. and will be running until Oct. 24.
There are two parts to the exhibition, which is part of the gallery’s food themed series
Half of the exhibition is based around a 17-minute long short film created by Calgary artist Alex Moon about a farmer who works for a big grain company called Uni-Farm and becomes disillusioned by the corporatization of the family farm, replacing the pastoral tradition of the lifestyle.
“ It deals with large scale grain corporations like Monsanto. It’s about food security and monoculture,” summarized Moon, whose grandparents used to farm.
“ It (the title) represents Uni minus the farm,” Moon said of avoiding trouble with big grain companies corporate lawyers.