SIC show at VAV on HIV / AIDS

 

[SIC] is the name of an exhibition at the student-run VAV Gallery on René-Lévesque Blvd. that is one of the requirements of the interdisciplinary course HIV/AIDS: Cultural, Social, and Scientific Aspects of the Pandemic. The course started in 1993, and since then about 100 students have taken it. This year more than 200 students from across Canada are participating in the online version. The show is on at the VAV until April 9. Riding the Dragon, at right, is described as a “one-shot existential comic” by artist and third-year Film Studies student Patrick Lonergan.

Dessa Harhay

 

Dessa Harhay, in her final year of a BFA, is seen above with her painting of an owl with animal legs. “Animals are interesting creatures, especially birds,” said Harhay, who is in her final year of a double major in Studio Arts and Communication Studies. These hybrid animals “tap into the mythical and the imaginary” by combining images that usually are not seen together. “Some birds look ridiculous; they’re so extravagant in nature. They almost seem surreal,” said Dessa, whose “fabricated animals” are done with acrylic paint. Her hybrid animal series, which includes a leopard’s feet placed on a crown pigeon and an owl with dog’s feet, was shown at the Belgo Building.