“Its eclectic constellation of elements inhabits that ambiguous yet generative zone in which passionate research, the representational efficacy of art, and the agonies of this fragile planet might overlap.”

Publication: “In Deep Water: Toronto Biennial of Art,” Vie des arts (August 1, 2022).

Keywords:  art, contemporary, artists, Judy Chicago, Ghazaleh Avarzamani, Camille Turner, Shezad Dawood, Ts̱ēmā Igharas, Erin Siddall, Toronto, Biennial, Biennale, exhibition, water, shore, shoreline, edge, bank, threshold, lake, seas, oceans, ground, land, landscape, terrrain, territory, waterfront, history, environment, collapse, degradation, climate change, Mediterranean, refugees, drowning, death, Muslim, Arab, Asia, Africa, Southwest Asia, Middle East, smoke, atmosphere, spectacle, paintings, drawings, sculpture, videos, installations, site-specific, representation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Global, International

Image: Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias, Judy Chicago, Toronto Biennial of Art