Invisible Fish

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Roxanne Charles, "SḰE,ḰÁL_Microphone," 2017

installation. Photo_SITE Photography.

Artist Talk and Summer Opening: Saturday, July 8 | 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Primarily showcasing works from Salish artists early in their careers, this exhibition borrows its title from a Joy Harjo poem that speaks to the spirit of this group show—familial and community connections centred around waterways and how our environment holds collective memory.

Reflecting on where the Gallery is situated in Bear Creek Park on Coast Salish territory, Invisible Fish encourages visitors to think of their own relationship to the creeks, rivers, and sea that flow through and around this land. From Roxanne Charles’s installation ŚЌE,ЌÁL / Microphone created with community at Semiahmoo, to Susan Point’s print The River Woven by Time referencing Salish weaving patterns, this exhibition also draws from the Gallery’s permanent collection.

Incorporated into the exhibition are tactile ways of experiencing art, including a two and a half-metre touchable block print and a friendly reading nook for all ages.

Curator of Invisible Fish, the Gallery’s Education & Engagement Coordinator Alanna Edwards says, “Invisible Fish brings forth histories and experiences from these artists and their communities that are integral to consider when living and working on this territory. We each have unique connections to waterways and this show encourages personal and collective reflection on the ways we can be accountable to one another and to our non-human relatives in the environment.”

There will be three events in connection to Invisible Fish including: weʔ ʔayəm kws niʔct ʔiməx Plant Walk with šxwne:m Deanna Miller on Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Plant Knowledge & Medicine Making Workshop with Deanna Miller on Saturday, August 12 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and the virtual event Soba’s Corner: A Chinese-Canadian Cooking Show with exhibiting artist Snack Witch aka Joni Cheung on Tuesday, August 29 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.