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The Way We Did Things

OFF-SITE: Quarry near Division Street and Weller Avenue, Kingston, Ontario
10 August 2024
sunrise to sunset

Performance

The Way We Did Things is a  durational, outdoor, public performance by Kingston-based artist Sheldon Traviss at a former quarry site. Beginning at sunrise, Sheldon forages for wild clay and edible plants before constructing a traditionally designed Haudenosaunee cooking pot. The performance culminates with the making and serving of chickory tea as an embodiment of contemporary urban Indigenous land-based relations.

Curated by Sebastian De Line, Associate Curator, Care and Relations.
With additional logistical support from Taylor Norris, Public Art Coordinator for the City of Kingston and the Kingston  Arts Council.
Special thanks to Dream Unlimited for their support.

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