An exhibition exploring the importance of water within an Indigenous context has become a cautionary tale about bureaucratic ineptitude and well-meaning but problematic efforts https://t.co/rRW4haZPj8
The “Um of Water,” a reimagining of British artist Amy Sharrocks’ Museum of Water, was an eagerly anticipated Indigenous-led program that was to be part of Luminato 2022
Then, it was abruptly cancelled. Here’s the story behind the controversial decision
https://t.co/L3j5pCYJCL
We regret to announce that Um of Water has been cancelled. Luminato takes full responsibility for the mistakes which led to the cancellation of this project and we are deeply sorry. Our full statement is on the website here.
https://t.co/1jHxsIZVPQ
Gutted to miss the exhibition by Gala Porras-Kim: Out of an instance of expiration comes a perennial showing at Gasworks London. The show has just finished, but you can still catch the panel discussion online - https://t.co/v5iRl0JHiH
#GalaPorrasKim#GasworksLondon
Currently live-streaming Lake Ontario & River Thames -
Centring the water from sunrise to sunset in the conversation - Introducing the Um @Luminato @artsadm @MuseumOfWater #water#umofwater
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This is your invitation to sit, listen and be with water. What do you hear? Feel? Learn?
Join the Um of Water collective in conversation on January 25th at 12:30 PM EST: https://t.co/ACodp9LojN
#Luminato2022#UmOfWater
The final @onfloatingworld feature for the year is an interview with @AmySharrocks. Amy speaks so beautifully about the subject of water and offers a lot to think about for the future — https://t.co/yXpdPfvCuC
Artist @AmySharrocks has been on a water-led journey her whole life: from early days as a swimmer, to tracing the lost rivers of London, to instigating @MuseumOfWater. Now she is questioning her own worldview and looking to the past for a better tomorrow — https://t.co/uP2pfiAl4B
🌊 @MuseumOfWater launches Um of Water, an interactive and virtual experience about water in collaboration with Indigenous artists in Ontario, Canada.
The ongoing project will continue across 2022, culminating in June.
@luminato@artsadm
https://t.co/IMtO5tgHtQ
An exclusionary, racist, ableist, classist environment directly informs the decision making process that is placed in it! The negotiating space that we create, as a planet, is one of the most important aspects of these talks and can ultimately set it up for failure or success/END