charon charon

charon, charon is a recently formed emerging artist collective composed of Heather Prost who works and lives on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) nations in so-called Burnaby, BC and Alannah Clamp who works and lives on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations in so-called Vancouver, BC.

 

charon charon is an artist collective that is anchored in grief. We met and began our working relationship during the course of a suicide grief group last year. Heather’s father died, Alannah’s partner died, and as artists, we sought ways to hold space for both our loss and creativity. Out of this experience emerged an artist collective which seeks to use disability theory and social practice to create work that encourages viewers and artists to see art as a tool for exchange, conversation, and identity (re)construction.

 

Image credit: photograph used for What Did I Love project by charon charon