CUAG invites you to join in a public conversation between artist Gita Hashemi and curator Anna Khimasia, in conjunction with the Open Space Lab (OSL). For this first edition of the OSL, Hashemi will create Grounding, a new embodied writing performance. Hashemi’s work starts with her dream of a space where writing fully intertwines with embodied gestures and performative expressions to create visual-emotional landscapes. Hashemi will be writing (in Farsi) selections from life writing by an Iranian woman of her generation, in response to their recent conversations about being women.

Gita Hashemi’s practice draws on visual, media, performance, site-specific and live art strategies. Exploring social relations and the intersections of language and culture, Hashemi’s work is centred on marginalized histories and contemporary politics, often with an eye on women’s experiences. A trained calligrapher, she draws on written text as the premise for large multi-platform projects that blur the boundaries between artistic disciplines.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome! CUAG is an accessible space, with barrier-free washrooms and elevator.

Discount parking passes ($4.00 flat rate) will be available for sale at the tunnel entrance commencing at 6:45 pm. See the visiting page of CUAG’s website for directions and details of the visitor parking in the P18 parkade.

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