Sylvat Aziz : Sisyphus & Other Personal Matters
CWSE, WIAprojects & The Jackman Humanities Institute present: An Exhibition: Sylvat Aziz : Sisyphus & Other Personal Matters Curators: Pam Patterson & Emily Kakouris CWSE Gallery, OISE 252 Bloor Street West, 2 nd floor hallway Opening: March 5th 5.30-7pm Artist Comments: 6pm Exhibit runs until March 30th. The work engages with ‘social justice’ questions on how research is conducted in the making of art. This is especially relevant when digital documenting is employed, which can manipulate information seamlessly and infinitely. The questions rest primarily on the subaltern dynamics that come into play when roles shift and the subject/object and the ‘researcher’ replace participant/observer research models. The work questions the privileging that assumes the researcher has the right to display without responsibly acquiring permission. Sylvat Aziz holds Masters degrees in literature and in art. Her stu...