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Gallery 1C03 at The University of Winnipeg proudly
presents
JANE
TINGLEY
Plant
(iPod) Installation
October 18 – November 17, 2012
October 18 – November 17, 2012
Opening
reception at Gallery 1C03:
Thursday, October 18, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Artist talk: Friday, October 19 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 2M70 (2nd floor of Manitoba Hall), University of Winnipeg
Artist talk: Friday, October 19 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 2M70 (2nd floor of Manitoba Hall), University of Winnipeg
Gallery 1C03 at The University of Winnipeg is proud to present Plant (iPod) Installation, an interactive sculptural sound piece created by artist Jane Tingley. We are especially pleased to host this exhibition in conjunction with send+receive: a festival of sound v.14.
Plant
(iPod) Installation explores
the poetics involved in subverting the traditional hierarchy which positions
plant life below human life and evokes the possibility of developing
technologies that are nature-centric rather than human-centric. Tingley’s work
also considers the active relationship between objects in the space of the
gallery and the body of the viewer. As visitors engage with the tree-like plant
sculptures of Plant (iPod)
Installation,
they will activate the sound system embedded in the objects which will trigger
breathing sounds and narratives that are “played to the plants”. A combination
of noise files convolved with sound files of breathing results in a
techno-natural aural experience, while the narratives are drawn from diverse
cultures and highlight the importance of the oral tradition with stories about
learning from the environment. Through Plant (iPod) Installation, Tingley
successfully brings elements of technology and nature together for a
thought-provoking dialogue.
Jane Tingley is a Winnipeg-born artist living and working in Montréal.
She
received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree from the University of
Manitoba School of Art in 1999 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Concordia
University in 2006. Tingley uses new media, sculpture, and installation to
explore ideas involving identity and contemporary experience. She is a founding
member of the Modern Nomads, and has been exhibiting her works and participating
in artist residencies across Canada and internationally. Her most recent
activity includes residencies at the Museum Quartier in Vienna and at CAMAC in
Marnay-sur-Seine in France; Roboexotica and Elektra festivals in Vienna and
Montreal; and exhibitions at the Kunstlerhause in Vienna and the National Art
Museum of China in Beijing. She has received support for her work from a number of funding
agencies, including the Manitoba Arts Council, le Conseil des arts et lettres du
Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts. In addition to exhibiting Plant (iPod) Installation at Gallery 1C03, Tingley’s work will be included in TECHNOSENSUAL “where fashion meets
technology” at the Museums Quartier in Vienna.
Gallery 1C03 hours: Monday – Friday: 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.; Saturday: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.. Admission is always free and all are welcome!
Gallery 1C03 gratefully acknowledgea financial assistance from The
University of Winnipeg for this project.
Gallery 1C03 hours: Monday – Friday: 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.; Saturday: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.. Admission is always free and all are welcome!
Image:
Jane Tingley, Plant (iPod) Installation (detail),
2011, mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
