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PARK LIFE: INTERVENTIONS IN PUBLIC SPACE
Jonathan Aarssen, Ryan Barberstock, Claude Bock, GHY Cheung, Jonella Evangelista, Sydney Hart, Bronwyn Jaques, Geraldine King, Stéfy McKnight, Peter Vooys, Rachel Wyatt
Co-curated with Tania Willard
16–18 June 2017
Mallorytown Landing, Thousand Islands National Park, ON
Presented by Partners in Art as part of LandMarks2017/Repères2017
PARK LIFE: Interventions in Public Space brings together two integral areas of focus: critical examinations of the histories of parks; and art-based interventions that engage “unmarked” prioritization of space. Designed and taught by Dr. Dylan Robinson, PARK LIFE is guided by the act of visiting—with the land, water, stories, more-than-human beings and relations—placing emphasis on the inter-relationships of peoples and their environments, with specific attention paid to Thousand Islands National Park. The course started with research into the contemporary politics, ethnographical and historical accounts of particular parks, and spatial analyses of “public spaces.” It grew into a project that inhabited an artist residency sensibility, where an aesthetic and pedagogic exchange across disciplines occurred over the span of the course, culminating with each student presenting an interventionary proposal. A selection of artworks—including sense-driven engagements, performances and temporary installations—were exhibited at Mallorytown Landing, Thousand Islands National Park.
Jonathan Aarssen, Ryan Barberstock, Claude Bock, GHY Cheung, Jonella Evangelista, Sydney Hart, Bronwyn Jaques, Geraldine King, Stéfy McKnight, Peter Vooys, Rachel Wyatt
Co-curated with Tania Willard
16–18 June 2017
Mallorytown Landing, Thousand Islands National Park, ON
Presented by Partners in Art as part of LandMarks2017/Repères2017
PARK LIFE: Interventions in Public Space brings together two integral areas of focus: critical examinations of the histories of parks; and art-based interventions that engage “unmarked” prioritization of space. Designed and taught by Dr. Dylan Robinson, PARK LIFE is guided by the act of visiting—with the land, water, stories, more-than-human beings and relations—placing emphasis on the inter-relationships of peoples and their environments, with specific attention paid to Thousand Islands National Park. The course started with research into the contemporary politics, ethnographical and historical accounts of particular parks, and spatial analyses of “public spaces.” It grew into a project that inhabited an artist residency sensibility, where an aesthetic and pedagogic exchange across disciplines occurred over the span of the course, culminating with each student presenting an interventionary proposal. A selection of artworks—including sense-driven engagements, performances and temporary installations—were exhibited at Mallorytown Landing, Thousand Islands National Park.
Photos courtesy of the artists and curators