TREX SW is pleased to announce the launch of Odd Objects: Things We Believe In, curated by Levin Ifko and featuring work from Mantis Mei, Teresa Tam and Pamela Vickerson. The exhibition will complete a two-year tour of the province with the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Travelling Exhibition (TREX) program.
Odd Objects: Things We Believe In, is a travelling exhibition that invites us to contemplate our human relationships with objects. Spanning painting, photography, and textiles, the artwork in this exhibition depicts an array of odd objects, from those that hold particular personal, familial, and cultural significance, to everyday objects such as tupperware lids and electric fans.
Featuring whimsical and introspective work from artists Mantis Mei, Teresa Tam, and Pamela Vickerson, this exhibition suggests that our “things” mean more to us than what meets the eye. Sometimes, our fascination with certain objects has to do with the memories attached to them. Maybe these objects remind us of a part of our lives and can be comforting through change and loss. Other times, we can feel magnetically drawn to an object for no apparent reason, perhaps because of its shape and colour, or even a comforting texture we observe by touching and feeling it.
Each artist in this exhibition makes work that is both sentimental and playful, and that encourages us to connect with others by sharing our own stories and memories. Take a closer look at the things that surround you, and consider how and why we collect, use, and care for these objects. Can our relationships with objects tell us anything about the ways we express love in our broader world? Odd Objects: Things We Believe In, highlights the objects we find meaning in as vessels of comfort, humour, and connection.
Curated by Levin Ifko
Touring from the Alberta Society of Artists, TREX Southwest
Curated by Levin Ifko. TREX Southwest
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