Synthesia: a concomitant sensation

MUSIC AND ART CO-MINGLE AT GALLERY GACHET

Gallery Gachet’s contribution to SWARM: festival of artist run culture this year is <I>synesthesia: a concomitant sensation</I>, running Sept. 9 Oct. 2 at 88 E. Cordova. Opening night, Sept. 9 from 7 to 10pm (admission by donation), features two soundscape performances.

Amidst the DTES, there is a lurid beauty, seen and heard through the dark streets and alleys that fill in the shadows of this unique neighborhood. The haunting sounds of Kathleen Yearwood, accompanied by guest musician Megan Oleson on clarinet and paired with the colourful and beauteous paintings of three member artists from the Gachet collective Grace Lam, Nancy Kim and Kara Lee will entice even the darkest spirit to dance amidst the beautiful colours of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Kathleen Yearwood has been a professional musician and composer for thirty years. She is considered one of the pre-eminent songwriters and singers in Canada. Megan Oleson is a radical DTES nurse who is involved with many aspects of what community is. She will be playing improv clarinet, pedal feedback, noize and spoken word vocals with Kathleen Yearwood.

Grace Lam is an emerging artist and continues to work on educating herself as well as practicing her artwork. Nancy Kim is an emerging artist who also works in the performing arts. Kara Lee is an artist who graduated from Emily Carr in 1993 and has been a recreation therapist for about 7 years.

<I>synesthesia</I> is curated by Cease Wyss/TUyTanat, an artist, educator, patron of the arts, activist, mother, and is First Nations, hailing from the Sko-Mish-Ul7h Nation. Cease feels that art is the next biggest form of medicine that people make on their own, besides laughter.

<I>synesthesia</I> is part of SWARM: Festival of Artist Run Culture, which is organized yearly by the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres and is in its 6th year.

In Gallery II at Gachet, visit SAFE/NOT SAFE, community photography project that hopes to raise awareness about women’s safety in the DTES and promote change.

Gallery Gachet is located at 88 E. Cordova (@ Columbia). For more information, stop by Wed-Sun, Noon-6pm, call 604.687.2468.