In keeping with Artsweek Peterborough’s theme of art in unexpected places, be on the “look out” for works by local artists in downtown Peterborough until Friday (May 12).
Curated by Su Ditta, executive director of Artsweek Peterborough presenter Electric City Culture Council, “Look Out!” features installations by artists Sioux Dickson, Casandra Lee, and LA Alfonso and Age of Moss (Paul Moss) that investigate the possibilities of the urban landscape. A fourth installation by Sammy Tangir was presented earlier during Artsweek.
“Shadow Selves” by artist and accessibility advocate Sioux Dickson, described as “a photographic conversation about being a part of and apart from,” features four photos that reveal the shadow of the photographer and her wheelchair as she confronts accessibility challenges.
The installation is on display in the front window of PBO Kawartha: Prosthetics, Bracing, and Orthotics at 210 Hunter Street West. Dickson’s photos can also be viewed online at the Artsweek Peterborough website.
“Project: An Ode to Trees” by artist and illustrator Casandra Lee features painted “tree cookies” — cut from a fallen cedar tree that was a victim of last May’s derecho windstorm — that are tied in a non-harmful way at various heights on five of the artist’s favourite urban trees.
Lee’s work can be seen hanging on trees at the Peterborough Public Library at 345 Alymer Street, in front of Sandy’s Variety Store near the corner of Alymer and Hunter Street West, in the couryard behind Black Honey Cafe at 217 Hunter Street West, between La Hacienda and Sam’s Place on Hunter Street West, and in front of Kit Coffee on Hunter Street West between George and Water streets.
For “POV” at H. Paradigm Pictures at 161 King Street, video artists LA Alfonso and Age of Moss (Paul Moss) “infiltrate and activate the site’s media file systems for random ephemeral public consumption.” The video projection can be seen from 9 p.m. until midnight.
Sammy Tangir’s “Winter Weeds and Spring Shoots” was on display only on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon outside Robinson Place at 300 Water Street.
The work featured the “Winter Weeds” zine, a collection of photos of plants in their winter wares, along with “Spring Shoots,” described as “an activation that brings the intention of Winter Weeds into the present environment, inviting people to explore and notice the great diversity of spring plants thriving amongst the concrete around Water and Charlotte Street.”
PDF: “Look Out!” Walking Tour Map"Look Out!" Walking Tour Map
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