In the world we live in today, nothing is near or far anymore. Being abroad no longer means being away. The idea of belonging has shifted as we have moved into the fast development of technology and globalization and have become nomads who travel from place to place through ‘air space’. Rewakowicz’s piece reflects upon this modern day condition and makes reference to the ‘YYZ’ code in the name of the gallery, which stands for Toronto’s Pearson Airport.
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Artist Bio
Ana Rewakowicz
Ana Rewakowicz is an interdisciplinary artist of Ukranian origin, was born in Poland, and now lives and works in Montreal, Canada. She received a BFA at OCAD in Toronto and MFA at Concordia University in Montreal. She works with inflatables and explores relations between temporal, portable architecture, the body and the environment. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including the Musee de Quebec in Quebec City, Quartier Ephemere and Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts in Montreal, Intermedia Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland, Contemporary Centre in Sofia, Bulgaria and others. Recently she participated in the New Works at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta. Her next show will take place at EPI Centro in Mexico City. She has been awarded grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and Le Conseil des Arts et des Letteres du Quebec.
Featured in YYZINE: VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5
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