‘THE FLOATING WARREN’ PAVILION & PROJECTS

‘The Floating Warren’ looked to explore the provision of both physical and experiential access to the sea; art as a catalyst in the public realm.

And what is more expressive of our collective identity than the sea?  A series of artist-lead projects within the space explored our understanding of the commons, connection to nature, sentiments of belonging and particularly the question; What holds us together?  What holds us together in community, in relationship, in collaboration; as artist-run centres; with culture and nature, on/with water, wind and their movements; in a crisis-ridden economy, to the backdrop of the environmental resistance movement, amidst the celebrations of a colonial project in unceded Mi’kmaqi? The ambition, lessons and humility stemming from this two week project with a dozen collaborators has been stunning; especially in addressing our inherent privileges and the cultivation of a critical and light-hearted approach to public practice.

Lead Pavilion Design and Fabrication: Joshua Collins

Lead Curator/Facilitator: Zachary Gough

Collaborators:

We are friends and collaborators. We are Andrew Maize, Ardath Whynacht, Brian Riley, Gary Markle, Josh Collins, Lindsay Dobbin, Wes Johnston, Willow Davidson and  Zachary Gough. We bring the unique perspectives of artists, educators, professors, activists, architects, osteopaths, cultural workers, puppeteers, sound designers, builders. We are connected to Red Clay Farm and the White Rabbit Open Air Arts Residency and Festival. We are also soliciting help from students in Dalhousie University's Architecture Department.

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Years Later, Charlottetown came back and installed a permanent dock to allow people to access the Water.