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Disrupting
Binaries

Lisa Birke, Calendar Girls, 4:00, HDV, 2014
Lisa Birke challenges female cultural tropes by setting up uncomfortable and absurdist
scenarios. The work is a humorous exploration of the societal expectations of woman
as aesthetic symbol and spectacle who is intrinsically at home in nature.
Leslie Supnet, Gains & Loses, 2:39, Animation, 2014
Through animation, Leslie Supnet investigates a range of human emotion with topics
such as identity, race, and death.
Dr. Corinna Ghaznavi is an independent curator and freelance writer. She has
curated exhibitions across Canada and the Netherlands and her writing has been
published in Canadian and European art publications.
SOVA Gallery, 3rd and Queen
Gallery Exhibition Hours:
Saturday, March 26th 12-5pm & Sunday, March 27th 12-5pm
FREE ADMISSION
This event is made possible with the support of Yukon Arts Fund, Dawson City
International Short Film Festival , Klondike Institute of Art & Culture,
& Yukon School of Visual Arts.

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