Sediment: The Archive as a Fragmentary Base

Sedimentation is a geological process of settlement and solidification. Free-floating fragments come to rest at the bottom of a body of water where over time they lose their liquid content. Then gravitational pressure transforms these fragments into solid rock beds that not only become a firm base, but each layer serves as a record of human and natural activity.

The artists in the exhibition re-imagine the archive as these material fragments that may narrate presences, proximities, and solidarities. Sandra Brewster, Filipa César, Justine A. Chambers, Michael Fernandes, Louis Henderson, Pamila Matharu, and Krista Belle Stewart present image, sonic, and performance recontextualizations of state and official repositories, as well as familial and personal documents, to engage the archival image as counter-image through collapses of time, embodied memory, witnessing, and storytelling.

This presentation is an augmented version of an exhibition first produced and presented in 2023 at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University.

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Performance: Justine A. Chambers, Heirloom
Wednesday, January 17, 5:30pm
East Common Room, Hart House

Opening Reception: Winter 2024 Exhibitions
Wednesday, January 17, 6pm–8pm
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

Becoming Collective through the Archive
Saturday, January 20, 2pm–4pm
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

Admission to the exhibition and to all public programs are free. All are welcome!

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets : Free

Admission is free and all are welcome!

How to get tickets?

Email: marianne.rellin@utoronto.ca

At the door: No tickets required.

 

Date: Wednesday January 17, 2024 to Saturday March 23, 2024

Join the Art Museum for the opening reception on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6pm–8pm.

Starting January 18, regular hours will resume:
Tuesday 12 noon–5pm
Wednesday 12 noon–8pm
Thursday 12 noon–5pm
Friday 12 noon–5pm
Saturday 12 noon–5pm
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed

Venue & Address

Art Museum at the University of Toronto—Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H3

Wheelchair accessible

Paid Parking

Accessible by Public Transport