Fire: Creation and Destruction

Fire: Creation and Destruction

In partnership with the Sculptor’s Society of BC (SSBC) celebrating their 50th anniversary and 6 invited indigenous artists, the Il Museo Gallery draws attention to fire season in BC.  Fire season spans the late summer to early autumn from August 25 until October 31 each year. This theme serves as a catalyst for discussion on this season of danger which causes chalk-coloured skies in this city and an array of health issues. It also has given rise to extreme devastation in the interior of BC. In order to explore the impact of these annual fires on our city, Il Museo gallery invited the Sculpture Society of BC and 6 indigenous artists (as well as one fibre artist and a painter) to focus on the power of fire and its impact in their artistic work. Many depict diverse cultural traditions which treat fire as a destructive element…