Toronto 
Events Description
The pilgrim is always in danger of becoming a tourist. But equally
true the tourist is constantly running the risk of becoming a
pilgrim. For anything that upsets the fixed programme of the
tourist brings a threat of insecurity. And it is from the streets of
insecurities that the pilgrims gather, in in the market-places of the
world, seeking fountains of ‘maybe” faith”
– Frank Fahey’s “Pilgrims or Tourists?”
In this two-person exhibition, Althea Thauberger and Zinnia Naqvi respond to questions brought on by their own familial histories, archives and sites of significance. What is the equation between tourism and pilgrimage? If visiting tourist attractions can be seen as a rite of passage, how do they inform our understanding of identity? What does it mean to return to sites of ancestral settlement? And, how do probing words like “pilgrim” and “pilgrimage” interrogate our own position?
Thauberger and Naqvi revisit photos from their family archives that document visits to tourist attractions and sites of familial reverence. In doing so, they both aim to unpack family narratives and their differing and respective roles as immigrants and settlers within the Canadian colonial state.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : Free
Free
How to get tickets?
At the door: Free
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Thursday February 29, 2024 to Saturday April 13, 2024
Susan Hobbs Gallery is open to the public Thursday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and by prearranged appointment.
Venue & Address
Susan Hobbs Gallery, 137 Tecumseth Street, Toronto
Wheelchair accessible
