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Date: Friday, June 01, 2012 - 12:00 - noon
Duration: 29 Days 5 Hours
Repeat Event: Every Day until November 30, 1999
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La Galerie du Nouvel Ontario presents Heather Toop until June 30, 2012 at la GNO, 174 Elgin Street, Sudbury. Heather Topp is a multi media artist whose work has a strong feminist/political tone, dealing with individual space and stories. Thirty-one years as a visual artist living/working in Sudbury have given her a deep insight into the unique qualities of a "one industry" mining town, the North, its geography and shared social, economic and environmental stresses.
The project is a visual discussion of values, individual worth, who is expendable/disposable. The concept emerged from two stories, but many more are woven into this exhibition. The first story belongs to a young Native woman who came to my home. She had allegedly been picked up by two men, driven to the outskirts of town, raped and left naked. Nobody believed her. Over the years, many women continue to disappear across Canada: “midnight drives”, Highway of Tears, Hastings Street, Vancouver. This part of the exhibition is represented by four life-size papier-mâché “prostitutes” perched on bar stools. They are the All Seeing, The All Knowing, those who Hold the Truth... The second story is a reflection on the Westray Coal Mine Disaster where 26ÂÂÂÂ miners died. The Company knew the mine was unsafe. This loss, and the loss of so many others, is illustrated by a free-standing screen strung with bright red nickel wire, representing the mine shafts and the high risk streets and roads running above and below the earth. Caught in the wire are small intricate clay figures similar to those unearthed from ancient burial sites. A visual narrative; who pushes whom to the margins, who decides the value of the other… whose care? La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario présente Heather Topp au 174 Elgin St., Sudbury, jusqu'au 30 juin 2012. Heather Topp est une artiste multimédia dont les œuvres à forte résonnance féministe/politique traitent d’espaces et de récits personnels. Elle habite et travaille à Sudbury depuis 31 ans et en retire une saisie profonde des qualités uniques d’une ville monoindustrielle, du Nord, de sa géographie et du lot commun de stress économiques et environnementaux. Ce projet est une discussion visuelle des valeurs, de la valeur de la personne, de qui est remplaçable/jetable. Ce concept est issu de deux récits, mais cette exposition en intègre beaucoup d’autres. Le premier est celui d’une jeune femme autochtone qui est venue chez moi. Deux hommes l’auraient prise en voiture, conduite aux abords de la ville, violée et abandonnée nue. Personne ne l’a crue. Au fil des années, plusieurs femmes disparaissent partout au Canada, lors d’une «ÂÂÂÂ virée de minuitÂÂÂÂ », sur l’«ÂÂÂÂ Autoroute des larmesÂÂÂÂ », dans la rue Hastings de Vancouver. Cette partie de l’exposition est représentée par «ÂÂÂÂ les prostituéesÂÂÂÂ », quatre figures grandeur nature perchées sur des tabourets de bar. Elles sont Celles qui voient tout, Celles qui savent tout, Celles qui détiennent la Vérité... Le deuxième récit est une réflexion sur le désastre de la mine de charbon Westray où 26ÂÂÂÂ mineurs ont péri. La compagnie savait que la mine était dangereuse. La perte de ces vies et de tant d’autres est illustrée par un écran autoportant fait de fil de nickel rouge brillant. Il représente les puits de mine et les routes à haut risque qui s’étendent sur terre et sous terre. Des figurines de terre cuite sont prises dans ces fils. Elles ressemblent à celles qu’on découvre dans de vieux lieux de sépulture. |
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