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Reflections / Doris McCarthy Gallery, Toronto, ON. May - August 2019.

Reflections explores different ways in which identity can be considered, defined, and understood – through family and inherited narratives, places that shape perspective, and ideas of wellness and self-care. This exhibition hosted at the Doris McCarthy Gallery Vitrines featured a selection of works from the original exhibition hosted at the Cedar Ridge Creative Centre.

Artists: Christopher Dela Cruz, Yara Matta, Kachely Peters, and Eric Slyfield.

Reflections / Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Toronto, ON. May 2019.

Reflections explores different ways in which identity can be considered, defined, and understood – through family and inherited narratives, places that shape perspective, and ideas of wellness and self-care. Curated by and featuring work by students at the University of Toronto Scarborough, this exhibition presents stories tied to immigration, diaspora and displacement, mental and physical health, culture and culinary tradition, and domesticity. Reflections offers an intimate glimpse into the lives and defining experiences of the artists, while asking the viewer to contemplate their own measures of identity.

Artists: Reem Al-Wakeal, Regina Caeli Dela Cruz, Christopher Dela Cruz, Doro H, Jade Liao, Wei Luo, Yara Matta, Jennille Neal, Kachely Peters, and Eric Slyfield.

Making Silence Salient / Gallery 1265, Toronto, ON. March 2019.

Making Silence Salient reconfigures the notion of silence being the absence of noise by presenting it as a sound to be attentively heard. The works of sound art explore what is left in the auditory peripheral and assesses processes that can be inaccessible in typically ocular-centric works by excluding the visual narrative. The philosophy of silence being a form of sound is presented beyond auditory arts as it draws a parallel to the reality that silence is a kind of action and reaction-- it cannot be recognized as something that is passively constructed. Disruptions of silence and the idea of logging (moments of) silence are inherent concepts within Making Silence Salient as they are key components to how we understand and engage with sound. The exhibition navigates this exploration by observing silence and interacting with it through various technological endeavours, offering a tangible component for patrons to witness. 

Artists: Christopher Dela Cruz.

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