From February 1 through May 13, more-than-human at Onsite Gallery, OCAD University presents media art at the intersection of art, science, Indigenous worldviews, and technology. The works on view speculatively and poetically use multimodal storytelling as a vehicle for interpreting, mattering, and embodying more-than-human ecologies.
The art in this exhibition aims to critically and emotionally engage with decentering the human and rethinking the perspective that sees nature as a lifeless resource for exploitation. Many of the artworks use technological and scientific tools as entry points for witnessing and interacting with these more-than-human worlds, as they help visualize phenomena beyond human sensory perception while nevertheless situating us within them.
Combined, the works in the show weave a story that tells a tale of symbiosis, intersections, and more-than-human relationality. They incorporate scientific, philosophical, and Indigenous perspectives to create an experiential tapestry that asks the viewer to reconsider, reorient, and rethink relationships with the more-than-human.
Curated by Jane Tingley and a core exhibition of the 2023 CONTACT Photography Festival, more-than-human features Canadian and international artists including Ursula Biemann, Lindsey french, Grace Grothaus, Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning & Mary Bunch, Suzanne Morrissette, Joel Ong, Jane Tingley, and Rasa Smite & Raitis Smits.
Check out the Digital Exhibition Publication for more-than-human.
For more information, visit ocadu.ca.
Onsite Gallery — the flagship professional gallery of OCAD University — offers powerful, thought-provoking exhibitions of art, design, and new media to stimulate conversations on critical issues facing Toronto and the world. It is open Wednesdays through Fridays from 12 to 7pm and Saturdays from 12 to 5pm. Admission and all events are free. Stay connected on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
OCAD University is Canada’s university of the imagination. Founded in 1876, the university is dedicated to art, design, and digital media education, practice and research, and knowledge and invention across a wide range of disciplines.
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