Live from the Studio with Nura Ali and Pebofatso Mokoena | Virtual residents | The Worldings Virtual Residency Exchange
Join us live over Zoom for an afternoon of thoughtful exchange and collaborative discussion with virtual residents Nura Ali ((Calrgary, Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation Region 3) and Pebofatso Mokoena (Johannesburg, South Africa). The artists will deliver back-to-back presentations, offering a glimpse into the research and works produced throughout the Worldings virtual residency program, followed by a group conversation and live audience Q/A.
Offered in partnership with the Bag Factory in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Worldings virtual residency exchange connects Canadian artist Nura Ali (Calrgary, Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation Region 3) with Johannesburg-based artist Pebofatso Mokoena over the course of an intensive two-month creation period during which the artists will have the opportunity to meet virtually, build a relationship and engage in critical dialogue fostered through scheduled studio visits and discussion sessions. Ali and Mokoena with be joined by a larger cohort of artists comprised of Griffin’s current onsite residents, Josephine Lee and Xwalacktun who reside on the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, as well as the BAG Factory’s onsite artists Lebogang Mogul Mabusela, and Wezile Mgibe.
This residency exchange is hosted in conjunction with “Worldings” a collaborative, multi-layered project that includes an exhibition of the work of South African artist William Kentridge curated by Lisa Baldissera, as well as a public program and residency series that will explore the unique artistic perspectives and histories that exist between the Canadian and South African experience as seen through the eyes of artists, writers, curators and activists. This program will focus on resiliency through the lens of the historical events of the last year, and the ways in which solidarity, resistance and advocacy are remitted in hope, for their capacities to elicit lasting structural change and collective care.
