INHERIT, REVISE, REPEAT

Lea Bucknell

The Cube
September 18 to October 31, 2015

Curated by Craig Willms, Assistant Curator, Kamloops Art Gallery

In her solo exhibition Inherit, Revise, Repeat, Lea Bucknell’s new body of work observes, dissects and recognizes people's attachment to place. Bucknell explores two modes of memory most often associated with creating a sense of place. The first mode relates to stories told about a place. These are often informal and personal accounts that get passed from one generation to the next in order to build a picture of shared histories. The second mode is a form of symbolic heritage, one that relies on mnemonic triggers to initiate meaning. These consist of more formal or official records of a place, such as monuments, architecture, symbols and objects that represent stories or figures from the past. They are used to imprint a specific telling of history on a place. Using both personal history and community research, Bucknell creates a selection of images, texts and sculptures that investigate connections people have to Kamloops in an attempt to understand what makes this city distinct.