In this episode, artist Maria Thereza Alves invites us to consider our implication in the histories of the land we stand on and the rivers hidden beneath. Alves' works for the 2019 Toronto Biennial of Art, 'Phantom Pain' and 'Garrison Creek,' reflect on human and non-human relationships with land and water. Short Format Series Created & Produced by Aliya Pabani and Angela Shackel.
In expanding dialogues around the inaugural Toronto Biennial of Art, selected artists discuss their practice and processes in a series of short format podcasts. Interviewed artists and collectives include Adrian Blackwell, Ayumi Goto, Caroline Monnet, Diane Borsato, Isuma, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Life of a Craphead, Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak, Maria Thereza Alves, Syrus Marcus Ware, and Tsēmā Igharas.
Music: Chris Zabriskie, Remember Trees?, 2016; We Were Never Meant to Live Here, 2016.
Image: Portrait, Maria Thereza Alves