too fragile to hold | FLAGSHIP EXHIBITION

+ Curated by Miriam Arbus

July 11 – August 10, 2024
InterAccess Gallery
(950 Dupont St., Toronto ON M6H 1Z2)
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM

Vector Festival 2024’s flagship exhibition, too fragile to hold, curated by Miriam Arbus, explores the combined experiences of migrating species, weather patterns, geopolitical scrambling, and algorithmic data processing, reminding us that all is cosmic, symbiotic, interconnected, intersected, and intertwined. As we grasp at urgent inequities and the world’s paradoxical trajectory amidst rigid systems, a precautious, hopeful path is driven by new technology at a relentless pace where digital products promise solutions.

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Thursday, July 11, 2024 | 7 – 9 PM
InterAccess Gallery

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+ ARTIST GATHERING AND CONVERSATION

Friday, July 12, 2024 | 4 – 6 PM
InterAccess Gallery (950 Dupont St., Toronto ON M6H 1Z2)

+ HOLD ON | FESTIVAL PARTY
Curated by Miriam Arbus and InterAccess

Saturday, July 13, 2024 | 10 PM – 3 AM
Standard Time (165 Geary Ave 2nd Floor Unit A, Toronto, ON M6H 2B8)

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Aenl

Working in sculpture and new media, aenl (a.k.a. Anna Eyler and Nicolas Lapointe) maintain a collaborative artistic practice. The duo has participated in residencies with Espace Projet (Montreal, 2015), Verticale (Laval, 2018) and Bòlit: Centre d’Art Contemporani (Catalonia, 2019). Recent group exhibitions include the Sight & Sound Festival at Eastern Bloc (Montreal, 2021), MUTEK (Montreal, 2021), ZOOM OUT / SORTIR DE ZOOM at Sporobole (Montreal, 2022), and Object Gardens at PAVED Arts (Saskatoon, 2023). Their work was recently exhibited in the two-person exhibition, t.ether, at DRAC: Art Actuel (2024).
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Faisal Karadsheh

Faisal Karadsheh is a Jordanian-Palestinian multidisciplinary artist based in Tkaronto/Toronto. His artistic practice explores how and why a body - which consumes space and assumes time - adapts, reproduces and constructs itself. Disparate narratives and tracings of skin, the in-between, collectivity, memory and preservation, converge and arise to go beyond a singular conception of the body. Through a process of collecting material remnants such as consumer waste, food, traces of sounds, he ultimately works towards redefining sociocultural meanings around the intricate relationship within, and between, the body and its environment, seeking to conceive them as one.
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Sabrina Ratté

Sabrina Ratté is a Canadian artist based in Montreal. Using tools, such as 3D scans, analog video synthesizers, and 3D animation, her formal approach serves as the foundation for the creation of ecosystems that manifest across various platforms, from interactive installations to series of videos, digital prints, sculptures, or virtual Reality. Exploring the convergence of technology and biology, the interplay between materiality and virtuality, and the speculative evolution of our environment, her work is influenced by the realms of science fiction, philosophy, and theoretical writings. Ratté portrays worlds devoid of humans, where forgotten remnants continue to evolve and forge new relationships with the ecosystem.
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Timur Si-Qin

Timur Si-Qin is an artist and writer whose work imagines new protocols of spirituality in the face of climate change and biodiversity collapse. Born in 1984 Berlin, Si-Qin grew up in a German, Mongolian/Chinese and San Carlos Apache Native American family in the American Southwest. This unique blend of cultures and perspectives, combining indigenous upbringing with diverse global influences, deeply informs his work.
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Wes Viz

Wes Viz is an interdisciplinary artist and creative director specializing in immersive art and world-building. Her art explores how emerging technologies are shaping our personal identities and mental states and how virtual environments will change how we perceive each other and ourselves. She is currently developing immersive art experiences in virtual reality to further explore these themes while continuing to work as a visual artist. She aims for her art to provide crucial commentary on our relation with technology as a whole.
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Yoshi Sodeoka

Yoshi Sodeoka is a renowned artist known for his innovative exploration of various media and platforms, including video, gifs, and print. With a deep-rooted passion for music, his neo-psychedelic style is a direct reflection of his love and background in the field. Drawing inspiration from genres such as noise, punk, and metal, Sodeoka has developed a unique artistic vision that encompasses complex and mind-altering visuals. His artistic practice involves a captivating blend of digital video feedback, footage sampling, online imagery, and collaborative audio soundscapes, resulting in immersive sensory experiences.
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ABOUT THE CURATOR

Miriam Arbus

Miriam Arbus has an ongoing, developing practice interested in issues that intersect around new medias and digital technologies, post internet and post digital existences, and new feminisms. She investigates the shifting geographies of new realities and landscapes and the potentials this offers for openness and equalising representation. Her practice has taken form most frequently in curatorial pursuits: organising conceptually-driven exhibitions and participatory experiences that are responsive and relational.


ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION

The InterAccess gallery has five steps from the sidewalk up to the main entrance with automatic doors. Once inside all facilities are on the same level with an accessible single-user washroom inside.

Reach out to art @ interaccess.org with any questions or requests leading up to the event.

Image courtesy of Wes Viz