moderated by Renata Cervetto and Marcela Borquez
As part of Writing With The Body, sbc gallery will screen two of the most recent works by artist Verena Melgarejo Weinandt: Connecting in darkness. Invoking Pocahunter (part 1) (2022) and Transformation. Braiding renewal Pocahunter (part 2) (2023). After the screening, Verena will join in an online presentation followed by a Q&A moderated by Renata Cervetto and Marcela Borquez, where she will expand on her work and share details of the third video that completes the sequence.
https://www.sbcgallery.ca/evenements/eplc-projection?lang=en
This event is part of the program Writing With the Body:
Initiated and organized by Marcela Borquez, Renata Cervetto and Carla Rangel, Writing With the Body is a one-month public program running at the SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art from November 19 to December 14, 2024. Conceived as a collective learning space, the program will include the intensive workshop, as well as rounds tables, screenings, activations, and activities open to everyone. Contributions by artists Verena Melgarejo, Amanda Gutiérrez, Florencia Sosa Rey, Colectiva Polea, amongst others, will foster a deeper exploration of Anzaldúa’s work and legacy. The public program has been put together in partnership with Artenso (Research and Innovation Centre for Art and Social Engagement), LabARD (Arts Research Laboratory in Decoloniality of UQAM), centre Turbine, OMEC-INRS (Observatory of Cultural Mediations) and DARE-DARE.