Vernissage Cheryl Pagurek Opening- États d’être / States of Being

Art-image is pleased to welcome Ottawa artist Cheryl Pagurek with her exhibition States of Being. Starting February 29, discover how the artist reimagines expressive self-representation in the internet age. The interactive installation’s video and music components are mapped spatially to respond to peoples’ movements. Instead of the online identities that we craft and perform via social media platforms, avatars, and video calls, States of Being offers an alternative, experiential and experimental mode to enact virtual creations of ourselves. Straddling both real and digital worlds, the installation expands the artistic potential of interactivity by inviting dancers and the public to engage with it.

Composer Jesse Stewart contributed the musical tracks in the installation.

Cheryl Pagurek gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City of Ottawa

About the artist:

Cheryl Pagurek’s artistic practice highlights the constructed nature of lens-based media, while embracing the creative expression offered by computing and technology. Her work in video, photography and digital media has been shown widely in Canada and internationally, including exhibits at MSVU Gallery (Halifax), Patrick Mikhail Montréal, Vu (Québec), Gallery 44 (Toronto), the Ottawa Art Gallery, numerous video screenings in Canada, USA, Brazil, France, Columbia, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Norway, and Ethiopia, and a commissioned video work at Ottawa’s Marketplace transit station. Her 2024 exhibit States of Being at Art-Image (Gatineau) features her second interactive video and audio installation. She received the 2020 Corel Endowment for the Arts Award celebrating the integration of technology and the arts.

cherylpagurek.com

The opening will take place in the presence of the artist on Thursday, February 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dancing performance with Marguerite Ingenito
Wine and beer will be offered free of charge.

States of Being is presented until April 14, 2024.

Art-image is located inside the Maison de la culture de Gatineau. There is free parking at the rear of the building. The place is also accessible by bus with STO lines 63/67/71/73/75/87.
Everyone is welcome!