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A new artwork is on display at the Brighouse library branch. From left: library board trustee Diane Cousar, artist Rachel Rozanski, and city Coun. Linda McPhail.
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Library celebrates nature-inspired art installation
Published 12:51 PDT, Mon March 14, 2022
Last Updated: 12:08 PDT, Tue April 19, 2022
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A new artwork has been installed at the Richmond Public Library’s Brighouse branch.
The Exploring Ecology Through Place project, which features artwork created by Rachel Rozanski, is presented in partnership with the city’s public art program.
The installation concludes the Exploring Ecology Through Place series, which was one of the 2021 Engaging Artists in Community projects. This series consisted of eight workshops led by Rozanski, designed to encourage participants to connect with their local ecology and with each other.
The workshops covered different art techniques engaging the natural world, and participants each created their own art piece using items found in their surrounding environment. The legacy display, titled Exploring Ecology Underfoot, consists of a set of four large banners created by Rozanski featuring art from each of these workshops.
“Being new to Richmond, I enjoyed getting to explore this environment along with community members, making artwork that responded to what we found in different green spaces.” says Rozanski. “I brought components of my own artistic practice into this project, working with plants and ocean life, encouraging participants to explore their surroundings in ways they haven’t before.”
These banners are a representation of place for Richmond community members: what their surroundings meant to them, and how they were able to use what they found in their own neighbourhoods to express their own sense of belonging.
Visitors to the display are encouraged to reflect on what “place” means to them, and consider how to make a space their own. Exploring Ecology Underfoot will be on display at the Brighouse branch for the next several months. For more information, click here.
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