Artist Talk: Cassils
Please join us for an artist talk with Walter Phillips Gallery exhibiting artist Cassils in conjunction with the solo exhibition, Movement curated by Jacqueline Bell and Carol A. Stakenas. The lecture will precede the Opening Reception for the exhibition taking place from 5 pm -8 pm.
Movement exists in the interstices of performance, photography, sound and light. The title references the sequential stages of a musical score, as well as social, political, physiological, and somatic movements. This installation is the first in a series of new works which translate Human Measure, Cassils’ first contemporary dance, into a series of visceral, immersive, visual and sonic installations.
Event Overview
- February 15, 2024
- 1:30 - 3 pm
- Max Bell Auditorium at Banff Centre
- Free Event
The exhibition at Walter Phillips Gallery is made possible through the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Government of Canada and Government of Alberta.
The film installation, Movement was produced with support from the Canada Council for the Arts, in collaboration with Banff Centre and with additional support from a Paul D. Fleck Fellowship. The film installation utilizes footage from the live performance of Human Measure, 2022 at Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT). Human Measure was first commissioned on the occasion of the solo exhibition, Cassils: Human Measure, 2021, HOME Manchester, curated by Bren O'Callaghan, funded by Arts Council England and Manchester City Council; and workshopped at Banff Centre with support from a Paul D. Fleck Fellowship. Human Measure was further supported by the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund. With additional thanks to the Villa Bellagio Residency through the Rockefeller Foundation, INMATT Foundation, Canadian Stage and REDCAT for their continued support.
Please note that the exhibition contains nudity and depictions of flashing lights which may not be suitable for people with photosensitive epilepsy or other light sensitivities.