ExhibitionsThey Forgot That We Were Seeds
February 9 - March 15, 2020
Amy Malbeuf, "A Woman And This Bannock That She Made For You" (2015; 2020)
This exhibition reimagines the history of Canada as a settler-colonial state, placing Black and Indigenous women at the centre of an effort to construct a counter-archive.
Sugar, salt and cod take on layered meanings as the histories of labour, displacement and adaptation they contain are excavated.
Touching on issues of land, migration, and food justice and sovereignty, the exhibition offers a glimpse into decolonial and sustainable futurities rooted in Indigenous worldviews.
Here, Black and Indigenous women are more than just the seeds that history has tried to bury—they represent deep roots and a harvest more plentiful than we could ever imagine.
Curated by
Kosisochukwu Nnebe
Artists in the exhibition
KC Adams, Deanna Bowen, Roxana Farrell, Bushra Junaid, Amy Malbeuf, Meryl McMaster, Cheyenne Sundance, Katherine Takpannie
Credits
Supported by an Ontario Arts Council Culturally Diverse Curatorial Projects grant.
