Exhibition presents works that convey humanity s relationship with nature
Jessica Houston (born in 1970), Ideas in Things (Antarctic Peninsula), from the series Horizon Felt South, 2018, ink-jet print, 4/5, 120.3 x 180.5 cm (sight). MMFA, Purchase, Hamelys Fund.
MONTREAL
.- Ecological issues are of crucial importance in our era of climate upheaval, and it is only natural for contemporary artists to take up these topics in their practice and thinking. Presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the exhibition Ecologies: A Song for Our Planet includes installations, videos, sculptures, paintings, drawings and photographs that convey humanitys relationship with nature. The nearly 90 works, which are being exhibited in rotation, mostly come from the MMFAs collection and include recent acquisitions by Jocelyne Alloucherie, Shuvinai Ashoona, Olafur Eliasson, Charles Gagnon, Lorraine Gilbert, Jessica Houston, Isabelle Hayeur, Alec Lawson Tuckatuck, Lisette Lemieux, Monique Mo
This spring, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) will open three exhibitions that address important societal issues through the work of contemporary artists. Starting in March, the exhibition Ecologies: A Song for Our Planet will explore the relationship between humans and nature, and disruptions to the planetâs ecosystems caused by human intervention. Then, in April, two monographic exhibitions will respectively spotlight Montreal contemporary artists Yann Pocreau, whose interest has turned to cosmology in his recent photography explorations, and Caroline Monnet, whose work sensitively depicts the precarious living conditions experienced by Canadaâs Indigenous communities.
Adding to this, visitors will be able to continue to enjoy the major exhibition Riopelle: The Call of Northern Landscapes and Indigenous Cultures until September 12, and the discovery exhibition GRAFIK! Five Centuries of German and Austrian Graphics until July 4.
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VANCOUVER The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many Canadians to re-evaluate their housing and work
arrangements, spurring some to think not big, but tiny.
Pamela Robertson builds tiny homes in Gibsons on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast and said she couldn’t keep up with requests for quotes after the pandemic hit.
“Everybody wanted a tiny home that was built in stock and I build to order,” said Robertson, whose tiny homes on wheels are inspected to meet the Canadian Standards Association specifications for recreational vehicles.
While many people are dreaming of making the move, Robertson warns that building code requirements and regional rules can pose major hurdles.
Brenna Owen
A finished Coastal Escape tiny home, built in 2018 by Sunshine Tiny Homes in Gibsons, B.C., is shown in an undated handout photo. Tiny home builder Pamela Robertson said she couldn t keep up with quote requests after the pandemic hit.
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Damon Berryman December 25, 2020 - 5:12 PM VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many Canadians to re-evaluate their housing and work arrangements, spurring some to think not big, but tiny. Pamela Robertson builds tiny homes in Gibsons on B.C. s Sunshine Coast and said she couldn t keep up with requests for quotes after the pandemic hit.