There are spaces that do not reveal themselves at first glance. They require a different kind of attention – a form of inner perception that is not goal-oriented, but rather tentative, perhaps even listening, and in any case: open …

In their exhibition Ask the Mountains at the Campbell River Art Gallery, artists Sylvie Ringer and Jenni Schine have built up overlapping pools of sound and colour, carving new depths and dimensions into the gallery, literally changing its physical topography. On a sonic level, Schine’s varied soundscapes vibrate outwards from creature-like wooden ’radians,’ built by Italian composer Giorgio Magnanensi from curved, salvaged slabs of maple and cedar. The compositions spill into different parts of the space, interacting with Ringer’s large blocks of colour to create a strong sense of passage—constructing a sense of …

In the exhibition Ask the Mountains, Sylvie Ringer and Jenni Schine conjure deeply meaningful memories and experiences through their use of sound, visual artwork, and installation, allowing the visitors entrance into the world of Malcolm Island through the artists’ eyes and ears. Time away from the island and isolation over the course of the pandemic has made those experiences even more valuable …

The French idiom, “entre chien et loup” (between dog and wolf), gives metaphorical expression to the hazy twilight realm between dusk and darkness, when daytime certainties become blurred, and solid entities are reduced to sketchy silhouettes. In the blue hour, before the day has completed its passage into the night, hitherto familiar phenomena are rendered alien. At this time, a dog may turn out to be a wolf; a friend may be a foe; and a garden may reveal itself…