Come inside Rajni Perera’s studio as we take a look at the work in production for her show opening at Eastside Projects in June. You will see large scale sculptures in mid-production, and get an insight into Rajni’s making process as we are guided around her busy working studio. Feel free to join in the conversation and ask questions as we meet new objects and paintings that will soon be shipped to the gallery.
Rajni Perera (b. 1985, Sri Lanka) lives and works in Toronto. She explores issues of hybridity, futurity, ancestorship, immigration identity/cultures, monsters and dream worlds. All of these themes marry in a newly objectified realm of mythical symbioses. In her work she seeks to open and reveal the dynamism of the icons and objects she creates, both scripturally existent, self-invented and externally defined. She creates a subversive aesthetic that counteracts antiquated, oppressive discourse, and acts as a restorative force through which people can move outdated, repressive modes of being towards reclaiming their power.
This talk is part of Rajni Perera's exhibition 'Traveller'. Visit Eastside Projects' site for more information.