Ray Fenwick: A Greenhouse. Evening

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Ray Fenwick, "A Greenhouse. Evening," 2017

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Related Programing:Thursday, April 13 | 8 — 11pm Opening Reception

Thursday, June 03 | 9pm Closing Performance with Pastoralia

Ray Fenwick A Greenhouse. Evening April 13 to June 04, 2017

The title, “A Greenhouse. Evening” is a description setting the scene for Fenwick’s solo exhibition at Plug In ICA, which is both elaborate installation and improvisational performance.

Fenwick’s “greenhouse” is a self-contained structure positioned in the “evening” - a dimly lit room. This staged scenario is set for visitors to enter and engage with a series of actions and the potential for conversation. What defines a conversation is part of Fenwick’s subject, which he stretches to absurd ends within A Greenhouse. Evening to the point that the walls might speak and the plants will understand what you’re saying and grow.

Ray Fenwick is an interdisciplinary artist working in performance, video, sound and typography. Known for eccentric, often immersive and durational performances that explore language, voice, and communication. His performance work lies somewhere between experimental comedy and sound art. In addition to his solo work, Fenwick collaborates with Halifax-based artist Mitchell Wiebe in Pastoralia, an art, performance and music hybrid that acts as a meeting point between the practices of the two artists. Fenwick completed his MFA Degree at the University of Manitoba, and has exhibited in both Canada and the United States. Pastoralia has performed at unexpected venues including the opening of Mass MoCA’s Oh Canada exhibition, North Adams Massachusetts, Halifax’s Nocturne festival, and at the recent Saltbox performance festival in Newfoundland. His work has also been exhibited in Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton; Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook; Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge; Truck Gallery, Calgary; and Plug-In ICA, Winnipeg. This exhibition marks his first solo exhibition in Winnipeg.