WESTERN FRONT – Nina Davies and Ruby Justice Thelot in Conversation

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As part of the opening reception for Nina Davies’s solo exhibition Image Syncers, she was joined by designer, cyberethnographer, and artist Ruby Justice Thelot—the writer of the essay accompanying the exhibition—for a conversation. Together they discussed the exhibition’s engagement with AI-generated imagery, choreography, the dissolution of reality, and the appeal of fakeness.

Presented with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

Ruby Justice Thelot, a dark-skinned individual dressed in black jeans, a black leather jacket, and a black fur top, sits with their legs crossed, microphone in hand, engaging with an audience member. Beside them, two glasses of white wine, a water glass, a carafe, an iPhone, and a piece of paper rest on a black table.

Nina Davies, a white woman wearing a multi-coloured mesh top and black pants, sits cross legged beside Ruby Justice Thelot. She speaks into a microphone, hand raised, with her eyes raised off to the left in thought.

Nina Davies and Ruby Justice Thelot sit opposite each other, engaging in conversation in front of a large audience. Behind them, a large screen shows TikTok videos of individuals imitating AI movements playing on a loop.

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Nina Davies and Ruby Justice Thelot in Conversation, video documentation, Jan 10, 2026. 52 min. 20 sec. Camera by Will Fitzsimmons.
Ruby Justice Thelot at Western Front, photo documentation, Jan 10, 2026. Photo by Dennis Ha.
Nina Davies at Western Front, photo documentation, Jan 10, 2026. Photo by Dennis Ha.
Nina Davies and Ruby Justice Thelot at Western Front, photo documentation, Jan 10, 2026. Photo by Dennis Ha.

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