Current Exhibit
Pop Mechanics – Bruce Watson, Kenzie Housego
Kenzie Housego
Kenzie Housego’s latest series blends embroidery with digital technologies to explore how flirting and courtship have changed over time. She simultaneously investigates the social meanings of flowers, embroidery patterns and emojis in text and sexts. Her textile-based practice combines technological components to create interactive works that both sense and communicate with viewers. Some of the work in the exhibition will react when visitors come close to them, and others have phone numbers that you can text. The artwork highlights how romantic communication is coded, transmitted, interpreted, and misinterpreted via technology.
Housego holds a Master of Fine Art from the University of Calgary (2021) and a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Alberta University of the Arts (2009). She has exhibited her art nationally and internationally, notably at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, CURRENTS festival, Santa Fe New Mexico, and the Curiosity Festival, Dublin Ireland.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
April:
Gary McMillan
May:
John F. Ross & Ryan Smitham
June:
Connections 2024 Group Exhibition
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