The Office of Identity Collection Oshawa: Flurry of painting

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Flurry of painting

Well April has pasted in a flurry of painting. Here are some images from my small tribute to Parkwood. So many of you talked with such attachment about the site that I thought it would work well as a little series within the series.

The Office for Identity Collection

'The Office of Identity Collection'

at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery

September 1-October 28, 2012

Over five days in the month of October 2011, artist Heather Cline, with the assistance of performance artist Michele Sereda, set up residence in downtown Oshawa working on a project called ‘The Office of Identity Collection’. The project involved setting up a 1950’s inspired “passport office” at 16 King Street East and collecting stories and photographs from participants.

A range of ages and interests were sought in order to provide diverse impressions of the city and its history. The immersive experience was designed by Cline to draw out memories and stories from residents of Oshawa, which in turn would be used as the basis for this exhibition. The works she has created for this exhibition include mixed-media paintings and multi-media presentations.

This project is supported in part by the Saskatchewan Arts Board. Curated by Linda Jansma and Sonya Jones.