Tour with Z·inc Artists and Reading with Aislinn Hunter

On the last weekend of the exhibition, Assistant Curator Rhys Edwards joins Z·inc Artist Collective members Willa Downing, Cora Li-Leger, and Claire Moore for an in-depth tour of their exhibit A Tangled Thicket. The event will conclude with a reading by Dr. Aislinn Hunter, a faculty member in Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Creative Writing Department.

The exhibition celebrates the deep interconnections between inner consciousness, objects, and the ecological world. Each artist incorporates a strong, handcrafted sensibility into their practice, frequently using found materials such as dried leaves, seeds, branches, and plastic ornaments to create extraordinary sculptural objects. Visitors will also encounter paintings, textiles, and ceramic sculptures in the exhibition. 

Dr. Aislinn Hunter’s own writing has influenced many of the artists in the exhibition. Hunter’s wide-ranging, interdisciplinary interests have led her to write and lecture on such subjects as philosophy, Victorian culture, and art history. Alongside the exhibition, Hunter has produced a companion text both available in the Gallery space and online on the Gallery’s website as a free publication. Entitled Walk, Beauty, Walk, Hunter’s deeply poetic language reflects on the relationship between movement, art, and beauty, and it encourages a closer examination with the world that surrounds us. Hunter will read excerpts from her work as well as other thematic texts.