Three of Paul Walde’s largest sound and video installations: Requiem for a Glacier, Alaska Variations, and Glacial will be presented together in the solo exhibition Glacial Resonance at the Kamloops Art Gallery. Glacial, which is shown for the first time, is a five hour work that uses musical instruments as speakers and signal processors to transform field recordings of the Coleman Glacier at Mt. Baker (Kushan), Washington to create a long form sound composition. Glacial’s video is based on a single panoramic photograph of the glacier which is animated through a continuous virtual camera path with occasional composited elements. In addition to the video installations, the large-scale photographic work Treescape Revolution No.1 will also be on view along with the studies for Requiem for a Glacier, and a selection of scores for Alaska Variations.

The opening is on Saturday January 21st at 6:30 with an artist talk/ interview at 5:30. The exhibition runs until April 1, 2023.

The exhibition Supply Chain Issues opens January 14th at MKG127 in Toronto and includes work by artists Sonny Assu, Hank Bull, Josh Callaghan, Germaine Koh, Khan Lee and Paul Walde. That the world has changed significantly during the last few years is stating the obvious. Besides the most profound effect the pandemic has had on human health and wellness, it has also had a serious effect on global economies. With rapid inflation and costs rising, “supply chain issues” is a phrase that has grown familiar to explain many difficulties. The artists in this exhibition delve into these issues, making work using found materials that address various aspects along the chain of manufacturing, transportation, packaging, waste and the effects of all of the above on the environment. The exhibition runs until February 11th, 2023 and MKG127 is located at 1445 Dundas St. W in Toronto, Ontario.