Two exhibits examining both movement and surveillance draw to a close at The Southern Alberta Art Gallery. They run until Sept. 6.
Toronto/ New York City based artist Brendan Fernandes digs into his dance background for his new exhibit ‘Still Move.’
If features an array of photographs , videos and rubber balls scattered all over the floor of the South side of the main gallery.
“There's a lot of synergy between the pieces,” observed SAAG communications specialist Nicole Hembroff.
The black and white photographs feature the dancers posed on plinths.
“They explore the theme of control. There are some pretty intense poses in these photographs,” Hembroff continued.
The exhibit is s heavily influenced by the movement of ballet dancers.
The SAAG presents “Still Move” in conjunction with the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Rodman Hall, Brock University, Varley Art Gallery, St. Mary’s university Art Gallery, and the Contemporary art Gallery in Vancouver.
The birdhouses are configured to control movement throughout the gallery.
Artificial falcons equipped with GoPro cameras mounted above the gallery monitor the viewers’ interaction with the exhibit.
“It’s a comment on the act of surveillance,” Hembroff said.
“ There is a lot of play and collaboration,” she added.
the exhibit also includes drawings, papers and photographs inserted in frames exploring how bodies are indexed, quantified and manipulated within environments.
Both exhibits run at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery until Sept. 6.