Colectiva Polea. © Photo: Andrea Calderon
Juntanzas de agua / Embroidering our confluences
Workshop-discussion with Colectiva Polea
December 7, 2024 - 4pm to 6pm
Free, registrations at rsvp@sbcgallery.ca (15 places)
Event in English and French
Presenting their artistic approach in the form of a workshop, Colectiva Polea invites you to engage with the installation juntanzas de agua / embroidering our confluences and explore the intersections with Anzaldúa's thinking, particularly in relation to creating third spaces that foster juntanzas/confluences.
This event is part of the program Writing With the Body
Initiated and organized by Marcela Borquez, Renata Cervetto and Carla Rangel, Writing With the Body is a one-month public program running at the SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art from November 19 to December 14, 2024. Conceived as a collective learning space, the program will include the intensive workshop, as well as rounds tables, screenings, activations, and activities open to everyone. Contributions by artists Verena Melgarejo, Amanda Gutiérrez, Florencia Sosa Rey, Colectiva Polea and Helena Martin Franco, will foster a deeper exploration of Anzaldúa’s work and legacy. The public program has been put together in partnership with Artenso (Research and Innovation Centre for Art and Social Engagement), LabARD (Arts Research Laboratory in Decoloniality of UQAM), centre Turbine, OMEC-INRS (Observatory of Cultural Mediations) and DARE-DARE.
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© Photo: Antoine Fallu
Colectiva Polea
Polea (es), Pulley (en); Device used to lift heavy weights, to enable transition through movement, to transfer forces.
Formed by Karina Arbelaez, Tania Lara and Javi Fuentes Bernal, Colectiva Polea creates participatory and installation projects that explore the articulation of new media with craft practices. This material intersection enables them to activate reflections on dwelling and territory in relation to migratory experiences. Through the creation of transitory spaces and ephemeral belongings, Colectiva Polea collaboratively explores questions around friction, communality and becoming.
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