Space Blanket Society Presents: "Analog Futures"
Thu. June 4th - Sat. June 27th
@ The Ministry of Casual Living By Donation
Thursdays: 5-8PM
Saturdays: 1-4PM Join us for "Analog Futures," a group youth art exhibition presented by Space Blanket Society (@space_blanket_society)! Opening June 4th (5-8PM) at The Ministry of Casual Living!
Gallery Hours:
Thursdays (5-8PM) & Saturdays (1-4PM) until June 27th!
Location:
750 Fairfield Rd., wheelchair accessible through East Entrance.
Entry free/by donation.
About Analog Futures:
The show theme and title “Analog Futures” is a response to growing social discourse about the rapid changes in current technology, and what it means to dream, create, live, play, and work in a world that is shifting faster each day. With each supposed advancement in technology, artists and others are reckoning with concerns about labour rights, climate change,
cognitive atrophy, community degradation, creative isolation, and more.
We asked young artists to imagine not only their own futures through an analog lens, but to consider what these societal changes mean for the collective. We urged artists to consider their generational relationship to the theme, and the possible impacts that current technologies will have upon their emerging artistic practice and interactions with the world.
This exhibition features compelling, considerate, engaging, and sometimes experimental work across a myriad of mediums that explores the theme from multiple perspectives. While each artist interpreted “Analog Futures” in their own unique way, they are united under common concerns. Some artists mention feelings of “nostalgic loss”, that the world around them is shifting so rapidly that they are unable to develop longing for their past in the same way as previous generations. Others contended with the differences between their lives and that of their parents and grandparents. Some expressed grief, anxiety, fear, and other strong emotions at the prospect of a digital world that may further splinter the already tenuous communities around them. Many of the artists chose to work with analog processes, deliberately choosing mediums that require physical engagement, such as building and stretching their own canvas frames, printing photos in a darkroom, or using traditional printmaking techniques.
“Analog Futures” intends to present a snapshot of local youth artists exploring this topical theme, with hope that it inspires connection, creativity, and critical discourse.
Featured Artists (aged 14-24): Abby Weiss, Amelia Scofield, Brianna Mellings, Emma Kollman, Erin Hinton, Frankie Wellburn, Indigo Hawthorne, Ira Xianing Plaskett, Jade Fisher-Marshall, Jayda Thor, Kiran Amri Bodden Lowe, Liv Goldberg-Goris, Moth Butterfield, Nora Moore, Raine Hermosa, Sophie Jackson, Vivian Malone, and Willow Pendergast
About Space Blanket Society:
The Space Blanket Society (SBS) was formed by a group of local artists and educators in 2020 who saw a need for a youth-led artist collective that would work with emerging youth artists to support their practices. Our mandate has shifted over the years, but at its core, our intentions are to provide opportunities for youth ages 14-24 to curate, exhibit, perform, and participate in the numerous facets of operating an artist-run collective, and to encourage artistic mentorship and collaboration between those youth and emerging and established artists. The SBS has worked with local organisations such as Arc.hive Artist Run Centre, and the Fifty Fifty Artist Collective, hosted pop-up markets in various local locations, collaborated with the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry to host workshops and curate a window gallery. We have also worked with the Ministry of Casual Living, exhibiting work in their Odeon Alley window gallery. Some of our programming has been made possible by past funding from the CRD. We are exceedingly grateful to work, live, and create on the unceded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples.
Gallery Hours:
Thursdays (5-8PM) & Saturdays (1-4PM) until June 27th!
Location:
750 Fairfield Rd., wheelchair accessible through East Entrance.
Entry free/by donation.
About Analog Futures:
The show theme and title “Analog Futures” is a response to growing social discourse about the rapid changes in current technology, and what it means to dream, create, live, play, and work in a world that is shifting faster each day. With each supposed advancement in technology, artists and others are reckoning with concerns about labour rights, climate change,
cognitive atrophy, community degradation, creative isolation, and more.
We asked young artists to imagine not only their own futures through an analog lens, but to consider what these societal changes mean for the collective. We urged artists to consider their generational relationship to the theme, and the possible impacts that current technologies will have upon their emerging artistic practice and interactions with the world.
This exhibition features compelling, considerate, engaging, and sometimes experimental work across a myriad of mediums that explores the theme from multiple perspectives. While each artist interpreted “Analog Futures” in their own unique way, they are united under common concerns. Some artists mention feelings of “nostalgic loss”, that the world around them is shifting so rapidly that they are unable to develop longing for their past in the same way as previous generations. Others contended with the differences between their lives and that of their parents and grandparents. Some expressed grief, anxiety, fear, and other strong emotions at the prospect of a digital world that may further splinter the already tenuous communities around them. Many of the artists chose to work with analog processes, deliberately choosing mediums that require physical engagement, such as building and stretching their own canvas frames, printing photos in a darkroom, or using traditional printmaking techniques.
“Analog Futures” intends to present a snapshot of local youth artists exploring this topical theme, with hope that it inspires connection, creativity, and critical discourse.
Featured Artists (aged 14-24): Abby Weiss, Amelia Scofield, Brianna Mellings, Emma Kollman, Erin Hinton, Frankie Wellburn, Indigo Hawthorne, Ira Xianing Plaskett, Jade Fisher-Marshall, Jayda Thor, Kiran Amri Bodden Lowe, Liv Goldberg-Goris, Moth Butterfield, Nora Moore, Raine Hermosa, Sophie Jackson, Vivian Malone, and Willow Pendergast
About Space Blanket Society:
The Space Blanket Society (SBS) was formed by a group of local artists and educators in 2020 who saw a need for a youth-led artist collective that would work with emerging youth artists to support their practices. Our mandate has shifted over the years, but at its core, our intentions are to provide opportunities for youth ages 14-24 to curate, exhibit, perform, and participate in the numerous facets of operating an artist-run collective, and to encourage artistic mentorship and collaboration between those youth and emerging and established artists. The SBS has worked with local organisations such as Arc.hive Artist Run Centre, and the Fifty Fifty Artist Collective, hosted pop-up markets in various local locations, collaborated with the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry to host workshops and curate a window gallery. We have also worked with the Ministry of Casual Living, exhibiting work in their Odeon Alley window gallery. Some of our programming has been made possible by past funding from the CRD. We are exceedingly grateful to work, live, and create on the unceded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples.