I Must Be Streaming

Jorden Doody

July 25 to November 1, 2020

In the exhibition I Must Be Streaming, Jorden Doody investigates how contemporary culture responds to notions of the body in a digital age where illusion, escape, and distraction are at the forefront of our collective consciousness. Our expanded communities are continually being challenged through the exponential growth and impact of digital technology and social media.

By utilizing new media technologies in combination with traditional modes of craft, Doody’s installations blur the boundaries between the real and the virtual, the tactile and the imaginary. For example, in Virtually Empty, comprised of three components—an image of an empty window screen, a digitized needlepoint clown, and a plain white ironing board—a surreal space is created that carries the viewer back and forth across the object/image divide.

Jorden Doody is an interdisciplinary artist who examines the transitional spaces between tangible material and digital media. She is based in Kelowna and is currently pursuing an MFA at the University of British Columbia Okanagan.

JORDEN DOODY: ARTIST TALK & TOUR

Thursday, October 15 | 6 to 7 pm | Free

Ever wonder how long it would take to make a giant hand-felted heart? Or, what an enormous roll of toilet paper has to do with climate change? Find answers to these questions and more with artist Jorden Doody, when she takes participants on a private virtual tour of her current exhibition, I Must Be Streaming. Enter Doody’s world of larger-than-life creations, from the comfort of your home, and learn about her artistic process, inspiration, and the creative path that lead her to develop this thought-provoking body of work. Registration required.