Flavourcel Animation Collective reimagines home in Queer Arts Festival visual-art exhibit CRAWL SPACE, June 14 to 25
Show spans projection, experimental animation techniques, and interactive installation
Queer Arts Festival presents CRAWL SPACE from June 14 to 25 at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre’s Exhibition Hall
QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 2024 is presenting the Flavourcel Animation Collective in a curated visual-art exhibition called CRAWL SPACE from June 14 to 25.
Works in the exhibit reflect on the fest’s theme of “The Ties That Bind” by queering the physical framework most symbolic of domesticity—the family home. Projection, experimental animation techniques, and interactive installation are all featured.
“CRAWL SPACE represents the space between walls,” according to QAF. “It calls to attention the hidden, where things are forgotten and where they are discovered. To be queer is to make homes out of scraps, to continually build and rebuild. The lives we lead are anchored by family—the ones who were lost and the ones who were found.”
An artist statement reads: “This is our family home. Our ancestors built this house—this is our inheritance. May we direct your attention to wood floors made of fir with a fine red stain. Feel free to browse our collection of aged spirits and fermented treats. Look here—a crack in the foundation. That breeze you feel is our collective breath building moisture in the drywall.”
Flavourcel consists of 10 artists and animators: Alia Hijaab, Chhaya Naran, Chris Strickler, gil goletski, Harlo Martens, Josh Neu, Julia Song, Kat G Morris, Lana Connors, and Laurel Pucker.
Gail Johnson is a Vancouver-based journalist who has earned local and national nominations and awards for her work. She is a certified Gladue Report writer via Indigenous Perspectives Society in partnership with Royal Roads University and is a member of a judging panel for top Vancouver restaurants.
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