Geometries and Auralities of Survival

Location:

Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum

Event Date:

Thursday, July 9, 2015 to Sunday, October 18, 2015

Geometries and Auralities of Survival
July 9 to October 18, 2015

“Vertical lines painted on the circular concrete pillars that jut out into the hallways…red stripes painted on doors…concentric circles drawn on maps to indicate the projected survival rates as we move further from the epicentre of a nuclear explosion”. Jesse Stewart, the Diefenbunker’s 2015 artist-in-residence was struck by a “visual emphasis on modernist geometric designs” throughout the facility. These “geometries” are explored in Stewart’s residency exhibition through photography, sculpture and the introduction of artefacts from the Museum’s collection.
The exhibition also incorporates sound through the documentation of performances and sound installation throughout Stewart’s ten month residency.