Wish I Could Fly 23
The systems of oppression are woven into the very foundation of our social fabric. The vulnerable groups, including those on our land, remain ignored, unheard of, and silenced. This exhibition embodies marginalized voices, examines their emotional and psychological states, and also provokes the reimagination of a better future free from oppression. Birds often symbolize ideas of longing, escape and freedom which are all sentiments marginalized groups have long fantasized about.
The artists of Wish I Could Fly illustrate the oppressive voices loud and clear while reflecting the present condition of our society. Follow the artist’s lead and parade around wearing whimsical tissues to experience feelings of strangeness and marginalization. Find traces of the existing hierarchy between humans and nature, or the oppression of land and its relationship with settler-colonialism in the paintings. Through their digital drawings and video installations, the artists express the trauma and exclusion they feel due to their minority identities and prevalent discrimination. Connect with the live performance and its manifestation of disagreements within different human relationships. Reframe your perspective by viewing the series of photographs that facilitate the deconstruction of heteronormative social ideals. These works provide us with solutions that may improve the present condition of society. They invite you to flee reality and daydream in the found objects and fibre that the artists used to explore the infinite possibilities of time and space, while actively challenging our understanding of knowledge.
The ephemerality of this exhibition challenges the traditional format of exhibitions. This contradiction is akin to how the voices of the oppressed, marginalized groups are in contrast with the so-called inert social norms. This exhibition epitomizes resistance and fluidity, which offer us an original perspective of our rigid society, thereby contributing to the construction of a better future - a place where everyone belongs.
Maii Fallara Participated as a Photographer in this exhibition. Maii entered the tone down series for this exhibition:
https://www.maiiphotographer.ca/narrative-portraiture/93231057/
