waiting in Saskatoon

Remai Modern Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Can art make cities, can new museums rescue cities from obscurity and generate economic well-being:  article on this new museum in Guardian.

But
One of the early programmes is with Swiss artist Thomas Hirschorn who will facilitate a workshop of learning exchange - knowledge exchange. “What can I learn from you. What can you learn from me“
In its outline the workshop proposes to bring people together for informal exchange of competencies. Why, in this museum that holds a collection of Indigenous works, are the indigenous knowledge exchange people missing? Why is it not a Canadian Indigenous artist running this?
Is this the hero artist overlaid on the territory ... it seems wrong on the surface, maybe there is something behind this we cannot be privilege to.
Everything looks like ngapartji-ngapartji principles co-opted...  and we wait, you wait..

https://remaimodern.org/program/exhibitions/exhibition/what-i-can-learn-from-you-what-you-can-learn-from-me-critical-workshop-thomas-hirschhorn


Remai Modern Web commissions here

The time before the time now-after

A solitary candle warms the room from the centre of the dining table. The slowly opening door rushes air toward the flame. It bends away in response, hesitates, then slowly gathers itself and leans inward, anticipating the next breath. When it comes it is quiet, a long slow release of air announces its approach in a small puff and the flame shudders at first. Needing the breath of air and fearing it – at once life giving and life taking. Breathe that is snatched away by him as he violently closes the door on humanity.
https://www.fundacioncesaregidoserrano.com/en/

Anri Sala | The Last Resort

Anri Sala installation in the rotunda/ bandstand at Observatory Point or Tar -Ra or Dawes Point
 - so called after Lieutenant Dawes of the First Fleet who set up an observatory here in 1788
See link

Botanical illustrations

Vera Scarth-Johnson OAM (1912-1999): settled in Cooktown, Guugu Yimithirr coutnry, FNQ,  in 1972.
Established Botanic Gardens and interpretation centre

Dendrobium phalaenopsis Vera Scarth-Johnson

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

Anne Coombs, Scratch the surface  
Griffith Review Edition 21: Hidden Queensland

Links for Yhonnie Scarce

http://writingandconcepts.com.au/index.php/lecture-3-8-yhonnie-scarce/
Ellen Van Neeren in The Saturday Paper on Thunder Raining Poison