WESTERN FRONT – Language is War

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Language is War

Description:

Language is War was an exhibition by Fabio Mauri of photographs and texts animated with sound, and performance by Jane Ellison. The exhibition was presented while Mauri was in residence at Western Front.

Curated by Michael Morris.

A wooden chair is bathed in sunlight at the centre of the gallery. Jane Ellison stands in the nude on a carpet while staring into a mirror that hangs on the wall. Audience members are seated on the floor along the opposite wall.

A wooden chair is bathed in sunlight in the gallery. A blouse hangs off its back. Nearby, Jane Ellison stands in the nude on a carpet with her back to the camera as she stares into a mirror that hangs on the wall.

A mirror scratched with an incomplete Star of David hangs on the gallery wall. Directly below it, a small shelf holds various objects.

A mirror is scratched with an incomplete Star of David. In the reflection, Jane Ellison can be seen sitting nude on a chair, with audience members seated on the wooden floor around her.

Captions:

Fabio Mauri: Language is War, installation view, Sep 19 – Oct 3, 1978.
Fabio Mauri: Language is War, installation view, Sep 19 – Oct 3, 1978.
Fabio Mauri: Language is War, installation view, Sep 19 – Oct 3, 1978.
Fabio Mauri: Language is War, installation view, Sep 19 – Oct 3, 1978.

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artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.