HEATHER BENNING: June 11 to July 11,2015, Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina

HEATHER BENNING

June 11 to July 11 at the Slate Fine Art Gallery in Regina

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"Kil(n) Hand, Interior Detail (Interior #1)"

Heather Benning, "Kil(n) Hand, Interior Detail (Interior #1)," 2014, digital C-print, dimensions variable.

In Rural Attractions, Heather Benning presents photographs of her newest site-specific project, Kil(n) Hand, in southwestern Ontario. Benning explored the loss of rural culture by placing 600 resin casts of hands, mainly of local tobacco workers, in a century-old kiln where tobacco leaves were once dried.