Rhayne Vermette

Rhayne Vermette was born in Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba. It was while studying architecture at the University of Manitoba, that she fell into the practices of image making. Primarily self taught, her work emphasizes an interruption of image through collage, photography and analog filmmaking. Themes of place, time and rhythm are expressed through opulent layers of fiction, animation, reenactments and divine interruption. Her works and films have exhibited internationally and highlights presentations at Toronto International Film Festival, The Walker Art Center, New York Film Festival, The Remai Modern, Jeonju International Film Festival, Valdivia International Film Festival, DocumentaMadrid, Platform Center for Photographic and Digital Arts, and Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective.
Her first feature narrative, Ste. Anne, exploded into the world in 2021. The film was critically acclaimed and recognized through varied awards and accolades, most notably TIFF’s Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature Film.
Rhayne is currently shortlisted for the 2024 Sobey Art Award, her exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada opens October 2024.

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About the exhibition

“The Land Wants You Back" uses film, poetry, photography, textiles, projection, analog technology, and found sculptural elements to explore the ways in which communities resist surveillance culture to safely prosper and conduct witnessing on their own terms.
Themes include, consent, ecology, privacy, reciprocity familiarity, intimacy, and radical kinship with the Land.

Featuring Rhayne Vermette, Djama Clappis, Fox Maxy, Quinne, Larsen, Jo Daisy-Gowan, Soloman Chiniquay, Juliana Sech, Aghalingiak Ohokannoak, and Eva Grant, with installation assistance from Silas Grenis, Melanie Golder, and Lesley Marshall.

Where: Atelier

When:
Sept 25: 3pm-9pm
Sept 26: 10am-9pm
Sept 27: 10am-9pm
Sept 28: 10am-12am

Exhibition tour with Eva Grant: Sept 28, 5:30 pm