{"id":6364,"date":"2023-01-09T17:21:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fccsartwork\/?p=6364"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:33:19","slug":"6364","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fccsartwork\/2023\/01\/09\/6364\/","title":{"rendered":"Con\u2022com\u2022i\u2022tance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Con\u2022com\u2022i\u2022tance<\/span><\/p>\n

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The fact of existing or occurring together with something else.<\/span><\/p>\n

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by Jordan MacDonald, & <\/span>Nayaab<\/span> Master<\/span><\/p>\n

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Con\u2022com\u2022i\u2022tance<\/span>: the fact of existing or occurring together with something else, features eleven<\/span>artists from VISA 482: Advanced Art Practices who work with a variety of, mediums, including drawing,<\/span> painting; printmaking, sculpture, photography, and new media, to explore themes related to the<\/span> relationship of interactions that take place alongside one another. Sharing common interests through<\/span> the exploration of interconnections.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Entering the gallery space, Julia Pearson utilizes a combination of new technologies and printmaking<\/span> to<\/span> form an installation that investigates self-identity with overlapping realms of reality. <\/span>Delainey<\/span> Vogan<\/span> uses cyanotypes as a means to reconceptualize the male gaze through a feminine perspective. While<\/span> Jordan MacDonald’s installation addresses the relationship between fabric and skin as a representation<\/span> of mental health issues, and the use of natural materials, revealing the many facets of the self. Claire<\/span> Worrall’s textile art, likewise, confronts her personal mental health struggles by merging objects and<\/span> garments to build a tale that ties the audience to the piece. Simone King’s textile work explores themes<\/span> of catharsis and healing while utilizing animal forms t<? portray emotions that are difficult to put into<\/span> words. Josie Hillman’s interactive performances challenge one’s physical and psychological<\/span> understandings of social norms by disrupting the underlying societal standards.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The artworks offered by <\/span>Nayaab<\/span> Master engages with the process of creation, focusing on themes of<\/span> intimacy and moments hidden in privacy through the use of mixed media. Moving into the<\/span> conventional<\/span> realm of art, <\/span>Hei<\/span> Yu Wong’s paintings engage with the concepts surrounding surrealistic illusions via the<\/span> exploration of elements found within nature. Whereas Chloe Jenkin’s paintings<\/span> explore themes of place,<\/span> atmosphere, and individual experience through still images of spaces gathered from film and television.<\/span> Moving into the natural world, <\/span>Makeena<\/span> Hartmann’s graphite drawings on handmade paper elevate<\/span> native wildflowers to foster the development of a nurturing relationship with nature in the modern<\/span> world. Lastly, Bella Jiang’s drawings capture and depict the faded-insignificant moments of memories<\/span> that carry subtle and sensitive emotions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Con\u2022com\u2022i\u2022tance<\/span> aims to open conversations around intimacy, discomfort, memory, and self within the<\/span> natural world; providing a space for reflection on how these themes affect us psychologically and<\/span> physically. Exploring themes around relationships, body, land, memory and place, the exhibition<\/span> invites<\/span> us to reflect on what defines each one of us and our relationships to the ever-changing world<\/span> around us.<\/span><\/p>\n