Art Bytes
Enhance your gallery experience with Art Bytes! Art Bytes is an ongoing web series that invites viewers to connect further with our art exhibitions and various community projects. Tune in to this page for behind-the-scenes footage of exhibition curation, art installation, artist talks, studio visits, and more!
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Mirroring the Land, Mirroring Us – Mirkopoulos Plateia
5 quilted panels reflecting light and the environment flank the pathway of Aurora Town Square’s plateia. Reflecting on her identity, Khadija Aziz’s installation, Mirroring the Land, Mirroring Us, incorporates South Asian mirror embroidery to look at the individual and collective responsibility towards taking care of the land.
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Wind Blessing in Red – Mirkopoulos Plateia
Markham-based artists Zishuo Li and Yifu Ding bring Wind Blessing in Red into Aurora Town Square. Using wishes gathered from the community at Saturday Night Fever, the artists create a site-specific installation that acts as a collective blessing for the people, places, and all beings that make up our shared world.
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FARSH –
Mirkopoulos Plateia
FARSH by artist Roda Medhat is a 16-foot tall sculpture in the shape of a minaret, a structure found throughout the Eastern world that acts as a hub for community gathering. The sculpture is covered with carpet inspired by archival documentation of Kurdish rugs, through which Medhat reflects on historical textile practices and his Kurdish identity.