PUBLIC Journal has published a feature article by Rashana Youtzy on Paul Walde’s recent exhibition Glacial Resonance, which ran from January 19th until March 16th at the McIntosh Gallery at Western University in London Ontario. The article can be read in full here

On Tuesday, March 12 at 7PM EST on Zoom, Paul Walde will be in conversation with Professor of glacial geology Emmanuelle Arnaud (University of Guelph) to discuss themes related to his current exhibition Glacial Resonance on at the McIntosh Gallery at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario.⁣ The talk will be moderated by McIntosh Curator Dr. Helen Gregory, and will delve into their respective research on glaciers and illustrate how different disciplines can spotlight the urgent impacts of climate change on glacial ecologies. Together, they will consider questions related to climate anxiety and environmental collapse, such as: What is revealed by the melting of glaciers, what have we lost, and what lessons can be learned for the future?⁣
This online event is free and open to the public, registration is required. Sign up now through the McIntosh Gallery link here.

Weather Events opens on February 2nd at the Grand Forks Art Gallery in Grand Forks, BC. This solo exhibition features two sound and video installations by Paul Walde based on site specific performance works referring to anthropogenic climate change: Requiem for a Glacier and the newly completed Of Weather which is being exhibited for the first time. The opening is from 6 pm to 9 pm on the 2nd and there will be an artist talk on February 3rd at 1pm. The exhibition continues until April 27th.

Glacial Resonance opens on January 19th at the McIntosh Gallery at Western University in London, Ontario. This solo exhibition features two of long-form sound and video installations by Paul Walde featuring glaciers as the central subjects made 10 years apart: Requiem for a Glacier (2013) and Glacial (2023). The opening is at 7pm on the 19th and runs until March 16th. 

The Nature of Silence is featured in the exhibition In the Present Moment: Buddhism, Contemporary Art, and Social Practice, which opens Thursday, September 14th at the Walter Phillips Gallery at the Banff Centre. The exhibition is curated by Haema Sivanesan and other artists include: Sameer Farooq, Robert Filliou, Tomoyo Ihaya, Haruko Okano, Tina Pearson, Chrysanne Stathacos, Susan Stewart, Charwei Tsai, and Lam Wong as well as artist books, multiples and scores by George Brecht, Robert Filliou, Dick Higgins and Takako Saito; John Cage; Dick Higgins; Robert Filliou; Pauline Oliveros; Yoko Ono; and La Monte Young. The exhibition runs until December 13, 2023.
The Nature of Silence (2012) documents the moment and location of the 60th anniversary of the premiere of John Cage’s most famous work 4’33”. Shot on location at Maverick Hall near Woodstock New York, this work suggests that Cage’s interests may not have been just about silence, but in landscape and the environment, as Cage’s chosen venue, Maverick Hall, is a partially outdoor venue in the Catskill Mountains.