Our Fragil Presence in Time and Space CV/Bio/Pics

G.Amani

Rotten Stones
I will be seated dressed in white with a pile of feminist literature around me. I read out loud various paragraphs from the numerous books that address patriarchy and its effects on society. Within the space of the performance there will be a bucket of rotten tomatoes, that the audience is invited to throw at me if they choose to.

This performance deals with the taboo of talking about patriarchy in relation to women's rights in contemporary society. I want to look at spaces that are deemed safe for women and the shift that occurs once one steps outside the doors of these fragil spaces. I am using space as a way of asserting my power as an individual, to talk about issues that are important to me, but also moving from the inside of a safe space for women and thier dialogue, into the outside world where such conversations are generally ignored and/or contested. Michel Foucault suggests that conflict leads to discourse and I'm hoping that this performance will provide a forum for more dialog about a topic that seems to be written off as having been dealt with and overcome.


The budget includes
- Bucket of rotting tomatoes - $50.00
- Used white clothes - $15.00
- Permit (if done in street) -Four Month Permit = $34.81 + $1.74 GST = $36.55

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Street Entertainment Application Please attend in person with valid, current picture identification, to the Streets Administration Branch, Main Floor City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver.

Location: Inside and outside the lobby of the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre

G.Amani

1603 East Broadway, Vancouver 604.568.0705 gamani80@gmail.com

Education

2007 – 2010 Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design (Photography)

2001 – 2005 Ontario College of Art and Design (Photography & Curatorial Practice)

Exhibitions

2010 Concourse Gallery Emily Carr University, Free Candy , VancouverB.C. Hanna 1, 2, 3, 4 Silver Gelatin print

2010 Concourse Gallery Emily Carr University, Body Bodice, , VancouverB.C. Blue Print No.3, 2007 Cyanotype

2009 Concourse Gallery Emily Carr University, Analogue Photography, VancouverB.C.

Blue Print No.3, 2007 Cyanotype

2008 Centre A, TentEvent: Generating Exchange, Vancouver B.C.

Contributing Artist

2007 Uprising Books, Rise to the Most High Art Show, Toronto Ontario

Co-Facilitator

2006 Uprising Books, Embracing Roots Art Show, Toronto Ontario

Various Photographs

2005 Thymeless Bar, Kaleidoscope: A Collective Art Show, Toronto Ontario Co-Facilitator

Related Professional Activities

2010 Procession of Performing Circles by Glenn Lewis and the producers of LIVE.

2010 Western Front Regular Volunteer

2009 Kristina Lee Podesva,Artist Assistant, Vancouver B.C.2008 – 2009 WOO –Emily Carr University, Alternative Programming Facilitator,

2006 Rococo Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

Advertising, Promotion & Catalogue Photography

Concept development, Shoot and Edit Fall/Winter Line

2006 Rococo Ltd., Toronto, Montreal

Photographer Toronto & Montreal Fashion Week

2006 Rococo Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

Advertising, Promotion & Catalogue Photography

Concept development, Shoot and Edit Spring/Summer Line

2003 – 2004 York Region School Board, Student Art Workshops, Markham Ontario

Art Instructor (volunteer)

1997 – 2007 Hafez Academy, Toronto, Ontario

Artistic Coordinator for Persian Heritage Program (volunteer)

Awards

2008 – 2009 Emily Carr Tuition Scholarship