In/Tension

In this conversation we speak with esteemed Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist June Clark about her experiences as a Black woman photo-based artist in the 1970s, her famed Harlem Quilt series and her more recent turn to sculptural works.  * Dans cette conversation, nous parlons avec June Clark, artiste multidisciplinaire basée à Toronto, de ses expériences en tant qu'artiste photographe n...

In this conversation we speak with multidisciplinary artist Sin Wai Kin about deconstructing gender binaries, drag performance, the inspiration of science fiction and creating stories that offer paths to new worlds.  Links: Sin Wai Kin Follow Sin Wai on Instagram: sinforvictory Follow Neil on Instagram: neilpricewrites Follow The Power Plant on Instagram: thepowerplantto Follow editaudio in I...

Dans cet épisode, nous discutons avec les artistes Caroline Monnet et Léuli Eshrāghi de leur volonté de restituer et de célébrer les pratiques et modes de pensées autochtones tout en remettant en question les héritages du colonialisme.  Léuli Eshrāghi   Caroline Monnet In/Tension, présenté par la Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, est rendu possible grâce au soutien du Conseil des Art...

In this conversation we speak Sri Lanka-born multidisciplinary artist Rajni Perera about creating new beings and worlds, maintaining independence as an artist and the creative possibilities between art and science.  Links: Rajni Perera Follow Rajni on Instagram: rajniperera Follow Neil on Instagram: neilpricewrites Follow The Power Plant on Instagram: thepowerplantto Follow editaudio in Insta...

In this conversation, we speak with Anishinaabe multidisciplinary artist Raven Davis about making art as both a creative and life practice, learning from their mother, and engaging with subjects and histories that grapple with race, decolonization and Indigiqueer identity.  Raven Davis Art Follow Raven on Instagram: ravendavisart Follow Neil on Instagram: neilpricewrites Follow The Power Plan...

Dans cet épisode, nous discutons avec les artistes Michaëlle Sergile et Leila Zelli qui révèlent comment en recourant au textile et à la vidéo, ainsi qu' à une exploration approfondie des archives, elles parviennent à faire resurgir des récits oubliés. Suivi Michaëlle @michaellesergile Suivi Diane: @dianegistal In/Tension, présenté par la Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, est rendu possible gr...

In this episode we speak with Nigerian-Canadian conceptual artist, curator and writer Kosisochukwu Nnebe about the West African folk character the trickster, Black visibility and positionality, radical subjectivity and reclaiming ancestral knowledge and ways of being. Links:  Coloured Conversations  Follow Kosi on Instagram: colouredconversations Follow Neil on Instagram: @ neilpricewrites Follow...

In this conversation we speak with Nigerian Canadian artist Oluseye about his artmaking and travel across the Black Atlantic, Youruba culture, what it takes to build an art career and the power of discarded and found materials.    * Dans cette conversation, nous parlons avec l'artiste Nigérien Canadien Oluseye de sa création artistique et de ses voyages à travers l'Atlantique noire, de la culture...

 In this conversation, we connect with a multidisciplinary Canadian artist Timothy Yanick Hunter about Black art, the internet, diasporic references, Black art collectives and the endless possibilities of archives.  * Dans cette conversation, nous discutons avec l'artiste canadien multidisciplinaire Timothy Yanick Hunter de l'art noir, de l'internet, des références diasporiques, des collectifs d'a...

In this conversation, we had the pleasure of speaking with a renowned Canadian artist Ken Lum about his contribution to the Vancouver School, reflections on the artmaking in Canada, working and living in the United States in the Trump era, and thinking about the public role of art. * Dans cette conversation, nous avons eu le plaisir de parler avec un artiste canadien de renom, Ken Lum, de sa contr...

In this episode, we speak with Trinidadian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist Anique Jordan about her experiences as a community-based artist, growing up in Scarborough, creating works that address gaps in the archive, and her efforts to center the artistic practices of Black Canadian women.  * Dans cet épisode, nous parlons avec l'artiste multidisciplinaire trinidadienne-canadienne Anique Jordan d...

Cet épisode explore comment la mémoire, la nostalgie et la revendication de leur africanité influencent les pratiques artistiques d'Anna Binta Diallo et de Berirouche Feddal. * This episode explores how memory, nostalgia and the reclamation of their African identity influence the artistic practices of Anna Binta Diallo and Berirouche Feddal. Links: Berirouche Feddal Anna Binta Diallo Les œuvres de...

In/Tension, produced by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, is a limited podcast series of intimate, thought provoking and accessible conversations with emerging, mid-career, and established contemporary visual artists across Canada. In/Tension aims to shed light on the breadth of the Canadian contemporary art scene and provide a platform for diverse artistic voices to dive deep into their c...