A work by Tanya Harnett. Image: staffweb.uleth.ca

TANYA HARNETT PERSONA GRATA & JIN-ME YOON UNBIDDEN

At the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge

September 28 - November 11, 2007

A member of the Assiniboine tribe and Carry-the-Kettle first nation, Lethbridge artist Tanya Harnett’s new series of photographic works explore her multi-faceted persona. The poignant images are marked by imanihan, an Assiniboian word that acknowledges the sense of spirit.

She says: “The works in Persona Grata…speak of the fragility of our existence.”

Jin-me Yoon, Fugitive (Unbidden) #2, 2004. Image: catrionajeffries.com

Jin-Me Yoon’s video performances and photographs make reference to the historical trauma of war. More specifically, but not exclusively, Yoon examines the Korean War and the ongoing military tensions that still exist between the two Koreas.