Embodied Spaces and Reflective Places

Works by Sharyn Goncalves, Yiyun Qin, Myuri Srikugan, and Jay Zhehan Zhou 

Curated by Mackenzie Fitzpatrick, graduating student in Art History, Department of Arts, Culture, & Media, U of T Scarborough

Embodied Spaces and Reflective Places is a student-curated exhibition that brings together recent works by University of Toronto Scarborough Studio Art students.

Embodied Spaces and Reflective Places considers the ways we inform and are informed by the spaces we inhabit. Embodied space is the location where human experience and consciousness take on material and spatial form. Our experiences, reflections, and desires can impact the ways in which we embody space. We often learn, change, and engage with the various places where living occurs, with many factors impacting the ways we occupy and think about space. Factors can be familial, cultural, personal, or temporal. Reflecting on the ways we move through material and transitory spaces, the artists take introspective, lens-based approaches and share highly personal and meaningful parts of their experiences. Each piece reveals specific aspects of self-reflection while connecting to broader narratives that can be felt and understood by many. Embodied Spaces and Reflective Places presents a personal and reflective public sharing of various facets of the artists’ lives. In the vulnerable act of sharing their individual stories, the artists create space for viewers to make their own connections and turn inward to reflect on their own experiences. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Embodied Spaces and Reflective Places is the tenth in a series of annual student exhibitions presented in partnership between Cedar Ridge Creative Centre and the Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough, as part of the DMG @ Cedar Ridge Creative Centre Curatorial Program. The exhibition is the culmination of a curatorial internship at the Doris McCarthy Gallery by a student or recent graduate of the University of Toronto Scarborough, created to allow students to practice their skills and show their work in public spaces.