Community Workshop Facilitated by Chiedza Pasipanodya
Clay|Sound|Powah
Sunday July 30, 2023 at 2 - 4 PM
Gardiner Museum
What are the connections between the past, present, and future of objects? What or who is missing or unavailable in museums? Where do we go from here?Inspired by Chiedza Pasipanodya's multidimensional engagement with a Kenyan Luo Pipehead living in the Gardiner Museum's collection, this workshop invites youth of African descent to reflect upon and breathe life into a selection of works in the Museum using clay. Using an African-centred approach and rooted in a relational Ubuntu philosophy, this workshop considers the role of local and diasporic contexts, offering a breath of fresh air to interpreting and making clay objects.
About the Artist: Chiedza Pasipanodya
Chiedza Pasipanodya (chee-ed-za pasi-pano-jga) is an artist, curator, and writer who lives and works in Toronto, Canada & Harare, Zimbabwe. Their research-based practice is informed by traditional southern African pottery, ontologies and social practice. Chiedza is curious about remembering and belonging. In their multidisciplinary practice, they are committed to elevating narratives which might otherwise be forgotten and misremembered, especially the cultural productions of people of African descent. Chiedza has exhibited at Nia Centre for the Arts, Xpace Cultural Centre, and Whippersnapper Gallery. Chiedza was a Toronto Biennial of Art Curatorial Fellow (2022) and has curated exhibitions with The Art Gallery of Peterborough, Aspace Gallery, BAND Gallery, and Nuit Blanche.
EXPLORE CHIEDZA’S WORK IN THE EXHIBITION ‘MENDING THE MUSEUM’
Mending the Museum (2023)
Workshop Series:
Narrative Charm
Blackout Poetry
Play it Forward
Cloning and Paper Clay
Clay|Sound|Powah
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