
Esker Foundation, Calgary, 2022.
Photo: John Dean
Esker Foundation, Calgary
July 23–December 18, 2022
July 23–December 18, 2022
In tap and jazz dance, “falling off the log” is a classic sequence of steps starting with a pretend fall: the dancer briefly leans back, off balance, before quickly recovering and landing a step on beat. Here, the dancer’s save of the movement is emblematic of creative practices in which limits are pushed and failures are anticipated. Calgary-based multidisciplinary artist Robin Arseneault reflects on this daring attitude in her latest exhibition, which draws inspiration from — and borrows the name of — the dance sequence and illustrates how uncertainty is meditated on in visual and performative art practices.
Calgary-based multidisciplinary artist Robin Arseneault reflects on this daring attitude in her latest exhibition, which draws inspiration from — and borrows the name of — the dance sequence and illustrates how uncertainty is meditated on in visual and performative art practices.
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