Textiles
“Textiles.” In Fueling Culture: Politics, History, Energy. Imre Szeman, Jennifer Wenzel and Patricia Yaeger, eds. Fordham University Press, 2016, pp. 353-56. A short piece that I wrote on textiles and oil is included in this volume. “…textiles are the most
Textiles
“Textiles.” In Fueling Culture: Politics, History, Energy. Imre Szeman, Jennifer Wenzel and Patricia Yaeger, eds. Fordham University Press, 2016, pp. 353-56. A short piece that I wrote on textiles and oil is included in this volume. “…textiles are the most
Protectorate 1: A Darker Side of the Moon
Protectorate 1 was an exhibition curated as a part of the VAS/VAH4485 Museum and Curatorial Practicum in 2016-17. Here is the exhibition description: Since the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969, artefacts – ranging from flags and equipment to ephemeral
Protectorate 1: A Darker Side of the Moon
Protectorate 1 was an exhibition curated as a part of the VAS/VAH4485 Museum and Curatorial Practicum in 2016-17. Here is the exhibition description: Since the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969, artefacts – ranging from flags and equipment to ephemeral
Understanding Plastics Pollution: Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Forensic Methodology
image: sampling for micro-plastics at Lake Huron, Great Lakes Plastics Pollution Think Tank, summer 2016 This is a SSHRC-funded project, of which I am a co-applicant. Other members are Kelly Jazvac (PI), Kelly Wood (co-applicant), Patricia Corcoran (co-applicant), Heather Davis
Understanding Plastics Pollution: Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Forensic Methodology
image: sampling for micro-plastics at Lake Huron, Great Lakes Plastics Pollution Think Tank, summer 2016 This is a SSHRC-funded project, of which I am a co-applicant. Other members are Kelly Jazvac (PI), Kelly Wood (co-applicant), Patricia Corcoran (co-applicant), Heather Davis
Review of Tributes and Tributaries
“The History of Contemporary Survival,” a review of the AGO’s exhibition “Tributes and Tributaries,” that I wrote for Topia Journal, can be read here.
Review of Tributes and Tributaries
“The History of Contemporary Survival,” a review of the AGO’s exhibition “Tributes and Tributaries,” that I wrote for Topia Journal, can be read here.
Bookcase Catalogue
Featuring essays by Genevieve Flavelle and Keely McCavitt, as well as summaries of all of the exhibitions from 2014-2016, the lavishly illustrated Bookcase catalogue is available online. Click here to see it.
Bookcase Catalogue
Featuring essays by Genevieve Flavelle and Keely McCavitt, as well as summaries of all of the exhibitions from 2014-2016, the lavishly illustrated Bookcase catalogue is available online. Click here to see it.
Plastiglomerate
Plastiglomerate. e-flux 78 (December, 2016) ….”In 2012, geologist Patricia Corcoran and sculptor Kelly Jazvac travelled to Kamilo Beach, following a tip from oceanographer Charles Moore that the beach was covered in a plastic-sand conglomerate. Moore suspected nearby volcanoes were to
Plastiglomerate
Plastiglomerate. e-flux 78 (December, 2016) ….”In 2012, geologist Patricia Corcoran and sculptor Kelly Jazvac travelled to Kamilo Beach, following a tip from oceanographer Charles Moore that the beach was covered in a plastic-sand conglomerate. Moore suspected nearby volcanoes were to
Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture
Crafting Community, the special issue of Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture that I edited with Lisa Vinebaum, is out. Our introductory essay is available here.
Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture
Crafting Community, the special issue of Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture that I edited with Lisa Vinebaum, is out. Our introductory essay is available here.
Cabinet of Shadows: The Reliquary for Lost Animals
Cabinet of Shadows was an exhibition curated by students in my VAS/VAH Museum and Curatorial Practicum class in 2015-16. A catalogue is available here. The website can be accessed here. More images of the exhibition can be seen here. Cabinet
Cabinet of Shadows: The Reliquary for Lost Animals
Cabinet of Shadows was an exhibition curated by students in my VAS/VAH Museum and Curatorial Practicum class in 2015-16. A catalogue is available here. The website can be accessed here. More images of the exhibition can be seen here. Cabinet
Quilts for the 21st Century: Activism in the Expanded Field of Quilting
“Quilts for the Twenty-First Century: Activism in the Expanded Field of Quilting” In Handbook of Textiles, eds. Janis Jefferies, Hazel Clark and Diana Wood Conroy. London: Bloomsbury Press, 2014, pp. 197-210. In this chapter, I begin by exploring the rich
Quilts for the 21st Century: Activism in the Expanded Field of Quilting
“Quilts for the Twenty-First Century: Activism in the Expanded Field of Quilting” In Handbook of Textiles, eds. Janis Jefferies, Hazel Clark and Diana Wood Conroy. London: Bloomsbury Press, 2014, pp. 197-210. In this chapter, I begin by exploring the rich
Pop Ups, Alternatives, Fictive-, Anti-, and Micro-museums: Exploring the Edges of Museology
image: Old Geo in the kitchen of Old Geo’s Antiques, Saskatchewan, photo by Kirsty Robertson This SSHRC-funded project examines “museums” and collections that are open to the public, but that fall well outside of the ICOM definition of a traditional
Pop Ups, Alternatives, Fictive-, Anti-, and Micro-museums: Exploring the Edges of Museology
image: Old Geo in the kitchen of Old Geo’s Antiques, Saskatchewan, photo by Kirsty Robertson This SSHRC-funded project examines “museums” and collections that are open to the public, but that fall well outside of the ICOM definition of a traditional
Kirsty Robertson 
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