Stories that animate us
Storytelling鈥攊ts scope and ongoing significance鈥攍ies at the heart of Stories that animate us, a dynamic and compelling exhibition developed formally and thematically in conversation with Sun Xun鈥檚 Mythological Time. Highlighting a rich selection of works on paper from the Gallery鈥檚 collection, alongside select loans of drawings and animation videos, Stories that animate us draws from a diverse range of oral histories, narratives, knowledge systems and cosmologies.
Whether evoking the spirit world, delving into the depths of their imagination or endeavouring to make meaning from historical and current events, the featured artists reflect on such existential themes as culture, community, memory, morality and identity in order to speak to the past, present and future. Stories that animate us invites the public to reflect on the importance of storytelling in their lives while asking: what stories do you tell and which will you leave behind?
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Storytelling鈥攊ts scope and ongoing significance鈥攍ies at the heart of Stories that animate us, a dynamic and compelling exhibition developed formally and thematically in conversation with Sun Xun鈥檚 Mythological Time. Highlighting a rich selection of works on paper from the Gallery鈥檚 collection, alongside select loans of drawings and animation videos, Stories that animate us draws from a diverse range of oral histories, narratives, knowledge systems and cosmologies.
Whether evoking the spirit world, delving into the depths of their imagination or endeavouring to make meaning from historical and current events, the featured artists reflect on such existential themes as culture, community, memory, morality and identity in order to speak to the past, present and future. Stories that animate us invites the public to reflect on the importance of storytelling in their lives while asking: what stories do you tell and which will you leave behind?
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On February 20, the Vancouver Art Gallery opens Sun Xun: Mythological Time and Stories that animate us, two dynamic and compelling exhibitions that draw from a diverse range of oral histories, narratives, knowledge systems and cosmologies.
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