a bead, a breath
Work by Carrie Allison; Curated by Katie Belcher; Access Gallery, Vancouver, 22 Apr to 15 Jul 2023
a bead, a breath is an exhibition that thinks through caregiving, motherhood, stories, and intergenerational connections, with two videos My Moon (2022) and Our Hands, Our Body, Our Spirit (2022), and sculptural work, BEADZ (2023). Video, animation, and sculpture are grounded in the ongoing and ancestral technology of beadwork—set to ambient scores by Jessie Beier. Continuing generations of Indigenous women’s labour, beadwork mirrors both craft and new media practices in its repetition, rhythm, and storytelling. Carrie Allison says, it “is an act of care, of giving time to, and getting to know; beading is spending time with your ancestors through the shared gesture of sewing and beading.” - Katie Belcher
