Artworks

Five Calgary-based artists, as well as the water-witching workshop participants, were invited to create an individual, handheld artwork no larger than 3 in x 3 in x 3 in to be placed in its own weatherproof container (pictured below). Each container includes a guestbook with information about the artwork, artist, and the project.

The ten containers are hidden in the community of Quarry Park and the future of each piece will be subject to chance. Click here for the google map that shows the locations of the artworks.

Scroll down to view the artworks created.

Ashley Bedet, self described rock, 2016. 1.5 x 1.125 x 1.25 inches (folded), 1.125 x 1.125 x 37 inches (unfolded), paper, Bow River Water, ink, elastic band

Cross sections of marble or granite* look strikingly similar to images of galaxies –  indicating the millennia of specific environmental factors which illustrate a rock’s history. Similarly, these rocks unfold to present the factors and consequences of their making. Marbled with water from the Bow River, they are an exercise in considering the time it takes to create that which lasts longer than human life.

*Common materials for the facades of buildings in Quarry Park.

Ashley Bedet came back to Calgary, where she was born. Bedet is the product of many very different worlds reproducing, meeting difference, and then reproducing again. That makes her the product of at least four distinct separate paths. She graduated from NSCAD University in 2014 and has been slowly making and showing work since.

Elisa Fernandez-Leon, Trust, 2016. 4 x 5.5 inches, acrylic, and pen on cardboard

This puzzle is meant as a reflection on being ourselves and trusting that we are enough.

Elisa Fernandez-Leon was born and raised in Costa Rica. She moved to Canada in 2013 to attend the University of Calgary as part of the graduate program in Archaeology. She combines the study of ancient Central American populations with her love for art by analyzing ceramic iconology.

Terrance Houle, aohkíí “water”, 2016. 3 x 2.5 inches, sage, beads, sinew, canvas, and cotton batting

This work is a reference to the Bow River, a vital link to the history of the area for indigenous and colonial peoples.

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and raised on the Great Plains of North America, Terrance Houle is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary media artist and a proud member of the Kainai Nation (Blood Tribe). Houle makes use of performance, photography, video & film, music, and painting in his work. He graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2003 with a BFA Major in Fibre.

Pamela Krowicki, Tools of Permission, 2016. 2.25 x 1.5 x 2.25 inches; 3 x 2 x 0.25 inches; 2 x 1.25 x 0.125 inches, clay and glaze 

dig deep into the well of the soul
revelation concealed in the question
power in the tools?
or power in the trust, surrender, and trust?
the tool allows the question and the response
a comfortable filter
between me and my connection
flow

Pamela Krowicki was born in Calgary and has always been interested in expressing creatively through the visual arts. She holds a BFA from Concordia University in Montreal and currently works as a studio technician and instructor for a pottery studio in Calgary.

BLK. GHOST, 2016.2.25 x 3.125 x 3.125 in (framed), pearl print

Based in Calgary, AB, Bryce Krynski began making photographs while studying journalism at SAIT. Since graduating, he has shot and produced editorial images for a number of national and international publications while travelling and living in Thailand, Costa Rica and Canada.

Jenne Newman, What is she telling you? 2016. 2.5 x 2.25 inches, paper and ink

Jenne Newman lives and works in Calgary AB as an art therapist, mother and co-creator. Her passions include exploring the wildness of our outdoor world to the intricacies of our inner worlds, through creativity and art-making.

Ruby Planidin, Teller, 2016. 3 x 3 inches, paper and ink

Ruby Planidin is a nine year old who loves to engage with the world through narratives. You can often find her in a circle of friends, exploring outdoors or sitting amongst a pile of dolls, interpreting her world through story.

 Nikki Reimer, tender tender tender, 2016. 3 x 3 x 0.1875 inches, poem and photograph on foamcore.

Nikki Reimer writes poetry, non-fiction and criticism, organizes in community, yells on the internet, and makes digital art. Reimer has published two books of poetry: DOWNVERSE (Talonbooks 2014) and [sic] (Frontenac House 2010), which was a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Her poetry has also been shortlisted for the Lit POP award.

Patty Amestica, Earthly Unravelling, 2016. 3 x 2 x 1 inches, copper sheet, wire, garnet, crystal, rock

Grounded earth
Angles courage
Pull apart
Cover up
Fire yes
Soften now
Loosen up
Slow release
Comfort now

Patty Amestica arrived in Calgary in 1975 with her family as political refugees from Chile. Her interests stem from energy; to move and assist in clearing blocks or attachments with the intent to create calmness and peace in the body.

Sean Taal, Ways to Hide, 2016. 3.125 x 1.625 x 1.25 inches, found sandstone, USB with three video works

Ways to Hide is a collection of three videos displaying approaches to camouflage in public space. These videos show ways to occupy space while addressing the anxieties of being watched.  View one of the videos here. 

Sean Taal is a visual artist who lives and works in Calgary, Alberta. He attended the Alberta College of Art + Design, receiving a BFA in drawing in 2015. In 2012, he attended the AICAD New York Studio Residency program. Sean’s practice focuses on belief by utilizing a childhood fear of Sasquatch through drawing, installation, video, and  performance.

Dazzle, Ways to Hide, 2016. Sean Taal. Video Still.