the quechua word « pacha » has many meanings including world, universe, space, time, date, place… it is this multiplicity found in all, that connects all to each other.
objects or entities are not simply static objects. rather they are places, localities, environments, worlds and universes onto themselves, which possess unfathomable histories due to their existence as beings in relationship with all other entities.
over several days as I will familiarize myself with the local environment, I will gather objects and bring them back to the gallery.
print-drawings will be created in order to honour these objects. rather than representations, they will be the result of a communion with the surrouding local world.
the final installation will be the result of a moment in time devoted to the honouring of the place, its materials, peoples, histories, sources and relationships in the world.
– emilio portal
Sponsor
This exhibition is sponsored by Hotel Quality Inn.
Emilio Portal
Transdisciplinary artist, Emilio Portal considers sound as much more than a simple vibratory pattern: he perceives it as an autonomous entity. He attributes unique properties to sound, giving it a life of its own. Portal’s artistic approach extends to a sensibility where life expresses itself through all aspects of nature, whether animated or inanimate. In his practice, Portal elevates elements such as sound, light, wood and stone beyond their utilitarian function. Drawing on his French, Irish, Peruvian, and Indigenous origins, his work is rooted in ancestral knowledge and challenges colonial narratives. Portal has exhibited across Canada and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Laurentian University, another in Environmental Design (Architecture) from Dalhousie University, as well as a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria. Emilio Portal (he/il/they) lives and works in Sudbury.
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