river drawings (2015-2016)
River Drawings is a 20-minute video documenting a durational practice of swimming in the Fraser River, in both urban-industrial and rural areas close to the mouth. Through this long-term exploration the body becomes a conductor for understanding the experience of entering a foreign habitat, the force of the water and it's ever-shifting currents, and the effect of resource industries on the river's ecology. The works on paper respond to the experience of being submerged.
North Arm, Fraser River | video still | 2016
Mitchell Island, Fraser River | video still | 2015
Matsqui, Fraser River | video still | 2015
Matsqui, Fraser River | video still | 2015
Dc3Art Projects, Edmonton AB | 2016
River Drawing 02 | Gouache, pencil, river water, found charcoal and river sediment on paper | 24 x 18 " | 2015
River Drawing 04 | Gouache, pencil, river water, found charcoal and river sediment on paper | 24 x 18" | 2015
River Drawing 07 | Gouache, pencil, river water, found charcoal and river sediment on paper | 24 x 18" | 2015
River Drawing 11 | Gouache, pencil, river water, found charcoal and river sediment on paper | 24 X 18" | 2015
Installation view of If the river ran upwards (2018). Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Photo by Brittany Lucas.
Installation view of If the river ran upwards (2018). Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Photo by Jessica Wittman. Featuring the work of Carolina Caycedo.