Performance
Ana Silva and Michael Brown
Demodosver/Ofseeingways presented at *Hotshot Gallery"
For this performance, Ana Silva (Chile) and Michael Brown (Canada) present several well known phrases in both Spanish and English. Each phrase having been broken down into individual words beforehand, is drawn randomly from a container, resulting in many possible variations on the well known phrase. This scrambled version of the quote/saying is read aloud through the performance. Then each phrase is presented in its original form.
Ana Silva and Michael Brown have done performances together since 2007. Silva, of Chilean nationality and Brown of Canadian nationality straddle both English and Spanish in their collaborations. Their work comments on language and identity and how these blur in an interconnected world.
Ana Silva
Ana is a Toronto-based artist whose practice involves drawing, painting and performance art. Her work often deals with both the physical landscape, the human body and how the two interact. Ana?s work has been presented in several galleries in Chile and Toronto.
Michael Brown
Michael Brown is a practicing Visual Artist whose work involves painting, installation art and performance. His work often carries an environmental message. He is interested in the forces that shape the physical appearance of communities and how art plays a roll in that process. His work has been exhibited at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, the Toronto International Art Fair and at CONTACT Photography Festival.
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Ways of seeing /of seeing ways
Images 1, 2 and 3 : Ana , holds and reads the words written on pieces of wood and places them on the floor to form phrases. Images 4 and 5: Michael pulls out from the bags ,the words written on pieces of wood, and places them on the floor of the gallery to reconstruct the sentence,