Pavilion of Shadows is an ever-expanding database of mourning and decay. Marble, ashes, celebrity death merchandise, and photographs of distant galaxies create analogies, both personal and public, to the finite nature of bodies. Though many of the histories, anecdotes, and objects that make up this database are drawn from communal experiences, this work is seated in a particular body and subject-position. Wilson draws on their own embodied experiences and observations to wade through histories of life, death, and the distance between these two states.
This exhibition was mounted at the Art Gallery of Regina and was curated by Wayne Baerwaldt. The exhibition catalog is available here.
All photos by Don Hall.
This project was supported by SK Arts
