"Frozen in Time"
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Calgary Central Library 800 3 Street SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 2E7
Jennifer Penkov, "Quiet," no date
oil and encaustic on canvas, 36" x 36"
When stillness culminates, there is movement.
Trinh-T. Minh-Ha, When The Moon Waxes Red
"The thirteen artists in this exhibition have presented an impressive range of mixed-media works that challenge us to confront what is both a complex and simple theme. We see here the exploration of the intimacies of selves, objects, memories and dreams – as well as the grandeur of nature. There is life within and beyond the frozen - even separated from its situated contexts. The works presented in the exhibition have conjuring powers in our own temporal narratives and imagination. We give them life too." --Yoke-Sum Wong Alberta University of the Arts