Facilitated by Karina Arbelaez
Saturday, June 11 from 2pm-4:30pm
2022.06.11 - Atelier d’initiation aux encres naturelles
Facilitated by Karina Arbelaez
Saturday, June 11 from 2pm-4:30pm
This natural inks workshop is an entry point to the world of natural pigments through the magical potential of plants, insects, fungi and other materials that surround us in our daily habitat and territory that often goes unnoticed.
In this workshop we'll learn how to make a natural ink extraction, with a demonstration of a basic methodology that the participants can reproduce in their homes/studios. The participants will become familiar with some of the raw materials that can be used and become more engaged and open to experiment with new potential materials for ink making.
Please note:
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Place is limited, please register in advance here
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Materials will be provided
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The workshop will be delivered in French, questions in English welcome
About Karina Arbelaez:
Karina is a multidisciplinary artist of Colombian origin. She has lived and worked in Tiohtià:ke, known as Montreal, since 2012. She has a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, an extended education in film and art history from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, and a certificate of professional studies in graphic design from CFPV in Montreal. Recently she completed a residency at Estudio Abierto in Oaxaca, MX (February 2022) working on a multimedia installation entitled Vernacular Colours, based on research and ancestral knowledge of pigment extraction. She uses video, archival footage, colours, and illustration as tools to express her experiences from a migratory point of view by highlighting questions of identity, social constructions and relations with the Other – the “Other” being the unknown that frightens or attracts us, people, communities, or simply the earth itself.