PACE IN SPACE! | Artist Talk with Pedro Reyes

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“I think that what artists do, often, is change the perception of things. At least that’s a hope: that you can make the strange familiar and make the familiar strange.” — Pedro Reyes

Renowned Mexican conceptual artist Pedro Reyes uses a variety of media and disciplines— ranging from performance, installation, video, sculpture and activism– to address political and social values, challenging human interaction in the “Techno-optimism” era we live in. In this artist talk, Reyes will share his artistic practice using play, humour and optimism to challenge our perceptions of the world.

This program is in conjunction with the exhibition Offsite: Pedro Reyes at the Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite (1100 West Georgia Street). PACE IN SPACE! is a project about walking. Inspired by mythology, taxonomy and evolving technologies that seem to have a mind of their own, the sculptures in PACE IN SPACE! blur the lines between animal and machine. With humour, Reyes imagines a future where hybrid creatures walk among us. Who enjoys more space, the bodies with wheels or the bodies with legs?

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Event Details

When: Friday, May 5 at 6:30 PM, doors open at 6:15
Where: Courtroom 302 and Zoom

This event will be presented in-person and livestreamed on Zoom. Register online here»

PACE IN SPACE! Artist Talk with Pedro Reyes will be preceded by a walking session with Pedro Reyes starting at 4 PM.

Admission to the Gallery is FREE for everyone from 4 to 8 PM!

WALKING SESSION WITH PEDRO REYES

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This event is free for everyone. Please register in advance as space is limited.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Pedro Reyes (Mexico City, 1972) studied architecture but considers himself a sculptor. His works integrate elements of theatre, psychology and activism and take a variety of forms, from penetrable sculptures to puppet productions. Significant works include Palas por Pistolas (2007–present), Sanatorium (2011), Disarm (2013), pUN: The People’s United Nations (2013) and Doomocracy (2016). Reyes was commissioned by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists together with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)—winners of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize—to raise awareness of the growing risk of nuclear conflict.