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Click here to view photo documentation of the exhibition and the opening reception. Photography by Alison Bou.

▂▃▄▅▆▇█▓▒░THE NEW FLESH░▒▓█▇▆▅▄▃▂

What happens to the human body when it is reflected in the black mirror of digital space?

The New Flesh is an ultra-fresh Post-Cronenbergian exploration into the absorption of the human form into 1’s and 0’s. This digital art group exhibition, presented at VIVO Media Arts Centre in affiliation with The Wrong (again) – New Digital Art Biennale, considers what flesh is through the screen of a computer. Is it still richly visceral when it has been flattened out, objectified, brightened, collected, or swiped through lazily?

Despite what virtualist mythologies betray, the issue of embodiment is more important than ever in cyberspace – technology makes culture and geography evaporate but biologies remain. The featured artists engage with conceptualizations of these base biologies, and create visual manifestations that consider what the body has become in our technoprogressive age through sculpture, projection, digital stills, single channel video, .GIFs, and installation.

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 14th 2015, 7pm – Late

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Organ Armani (Canada), Rollin Leonard (US), Bex Ilsey (UK), Kristel Saan (Canada), Emilio Gomariz (Spain), Olga Mikh Fedorova (Belgium), V5Mt (Poland), Erik H Zepka (Candada), Erica Lapadat-Janzen (Canada)

▂▃▄▅▆▇█▓▒░SOUND & MUSIC░▒▓█▇▆▅▄▃▂

Adam Lastiwka

▂▃▄▅▆▇█▓▒░CURATORS░▒▓█▇▆▅▄▃▂

Shauna Jean Doherty, Erica Lapadat-Janzen, Erik Zepka

The New Flesh is a spiritual successor to Flesh and Structure, curated by Erik Zepka and presented online at the inaugural Wrong Biennale in 2013. The New Flesh is part of The Wrong – New Digital Art Biennale, a global art event founded by David Quiles Guilló. All rights reserved. MMXVI©Sintonison s.l. http://rojoprojects.co Support The Wrong here

Image by: Olga Fedorova + Organ Armani + Erica Lapadat-Janzen

The New Flesh received coverage from:
The CBC
The Vancouver Sun

Venue Accessibility

VIVO is located in the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in a warehouse space at 2625 Kaslo Street south of East Broadway at the end of E 10th. Transit line 9 stops at Kaslo Street on Broadway. From the bus stop, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight decline. The closest skytrain station is Renfrew Station, which is three blocks south-east of VIVO and has an elevator. From there, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight incline. There is parking available at VIVO, including wheelchair access parking. There is a bike rack at the entrance. The front entrance leads indoors to a set of 7 stairs to the lobby.

Wheelchair/Walker Access

A wheelchair ramp is located at the west side of the main entrance. The ramp has two runs: the first run is 20 feet long, and the second run is 26 feet. The ramp is 60 inches wide. The slope is 1:12. The ramp itself is concrete and has handrails on both sides. There is an outward swinging door (34 inch width) at the top of the ramp leading to a vestibule. A second outward swinging door (33 inch width) opens into the exhibition space. Buzzers and intercoms are located at both doors to notify staff during regular office hours or events to unlock the doors. Once unlocked, visitors can use automatic operators to open the doors.

Washrooms

There are two all-gender washrooms. One has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The other is a single room with a urinal and is wheelchair accessible: the door is 33 inches wide and inward swinging, without automation. The toilet has 11 inch clearance on the left side and a handrail.

To reach the bathrooms from the studio, exit through the double doors and proceed straight through the lobby and down the hall . Turn left, and the two bathrooms will be on your right side. The closest one has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The far bathroom is accessible.