Towards Peace

  • 1 year ago

TOWARDS PEACE is a site-specific, performative and collaborative art installation by 3 visual artists from Korea and Canada. Together, the artists will explore themes of the irrevocable history of “comfort women”, war and practices of non-violence towards peace, and women’s human rights. Inviting public participation, the installation mediates these themes for reflection, healing, meditation and temporal experiences.

Sharing a vision on women’s issues, TOWARDS PEACE is a co-creation of 3 artists. KIM Seo-Kyung and KIM Enu-Sung are Korean sculptors who created the world-renowned sculpture THE STATUE OF PEACE (2011). Mi-Jeong Lee is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist who created the performative art installation THE CHAIR (Part 1, 2019). Having worked with many collaborators around the world, the 3 artists are developing TOWARDS PEACE as a long term project between Korea and Canada.

The experimentation phase of this collaboration will take place in both Korea and Canada in August 2023:
August 11: Goyang, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea.
August 19: Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

We thank the following groups for their support and collaboration in 2023: Goyang Citizens’ Association, Kim Bok-Dong’s Hope Foundation, the International Women’s Alliance of Canada (IWA), and many artists and collaborators. 

Event Schedule:

Date & Time: Tomorrow | 12:00 PM onwards

Location: Jarry Park, Montreal

12:00 PM – Welcoming Remarks & Program Introduction:

Guest Speakers: Ceit Lockyer, Marie Boti and Tess Tesalona

12:15 PM – Harmony in Song: IWA Hymn led by Kathy Kennedy

12:20 PM – Picnic and Music: Enjoy a meal and socialize with fellow attendees

12:50 PM – Historical Insight: Founding & 13-Year Historical Context, Presented by Marie Boti and Tess Tesalona

1:00 PM – Artistry in Words: Collective Poetry presented by Deann Nardo

1:05 PM – Expressive Poetry Reading: ‘The Woman in My Hometown’ presented by Tony + Fatima

1:10 PM – Global Perspectives: Intervention on Recent Militarization in Japan, presented by Misa Nakano

1:15 PM – Art Unveiling: STATUE OF PEACE: Introduction of the Art Piece by Mi-Jeong Lee

1:25 PM – Art Performance and Intervention: TOWARDS PEACE: presented by Mi-Jeong Lee

1:45 PM – Shared Poetry Experience: Collective Poetry Reading by Deann Nardo

1:50 PM – Closing Insights: Introduction and Recruitment for IWA Assembly in Malaysia, presented by Tess Tesalona and Marie Boti and Thelma Castro

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