GLENN GEAR
Aninnik (Anirniq) | Breath of Life
May 7, 2022 to July 16, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday May 7, 2022 2pm to 5pm
Artist Talk: Sunday May 8, 2022 1pm to 3pm
Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre 10124 96 St Edmonton, AB
Drawing on the deep love for the familial territories to which he is connected, Aninnik (Anirniq) | Breath of Life by Inuk artist Glenn Gear celebrates the sights and sounds of the land, sea, and Animalia of Nunatsiavut.
Utilizing animation, video projection, physical objects, archival photographs, collages, and drawings of Inuit geometrics to offer multiple narratives into the connections between the people, animals, and of the region and the breath of life shared. With the addition of a dynamic oceanic soundscape, Gear creates a meditative and moving space that holds reverence in the breath and sacredness of his homelands.
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In correlation to Aninnik (Anirniq) | Breath of Life, you can see online program, We Come Together, from May 7 to 28, 2022. This online program features work from the exhibition, videos of process of making, an essay Franchesca Hebert-Spence and video response from Emily Henderson. We Come Together is hosted by NIMAC and featured on VUCAVU
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Exhibition run: May 7, 2022 to July 16, 2022
Gallery Hours: 12pm-5pm, Wednesday to Saturday
Opening Reception: Saturday May 7, 2022 2pm to 5pm
Artist Talk: Sunday May 8, 2022 1pm to 3pm
Sealskin Workshop with Glenn Gear: Sunday May 8, 2022 3pm tot 5pm
Accessibility notes: Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre is barrier-free and is equipped with a lift to reach upper floors and lower floor gallery. Single stall and wide stall washrooms available on every floor. Children are welcome! Change tables available in select washrooms. Please note this exhibit is a dark show with low lighting and we can adjust the lighting as needed.
ETS stops at 96 Street and Jasper (routes 2, 5, 88, 120, 308, 309), 97 Street and Jasper Avenue (3, 14, 100, 109, 161, 162). Paid city street parking and paid Impark lots available.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and the Edmonton Arts Council.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Glenn Gear is an Indigiqueer filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist of mixed Inuit (Nunatsiavut) and settler heritage. He is originally from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and lives in Montréal, Québec. Through experimental animation and moving image, his work explores personal, cultural, and unspoken connections to the land and its people and animals. His practice is grounded in a research creation methodology shaped by Inuit and Indigenous ways of knowing—combining traditional material practice such as beading and sealskin craft with animation, photo collage, and painting. His work has shown in exhibitions across Canada and his films have screened in festivals around the world, including ImagineNATIVE, Canada; Skabmagovat, Finland; and Maoriland, New Zealand. He continues to share his passion for independent, low-budget animation through mentoring opportunities with Indigenous youth, Elders, and first-time filmmakers.