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Hiwa K, My Father’s Colour Periods, 2014. Multi-channel video installation, 16 vintage TV sets and cellophane sheets. Courtesy the artist; Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai; and Frédéric de Goldschmidt Collection, Brussels. Photo: Daniella Baptista.
Exhibition
Hiwa K: Do you remember what you are burning? at The Power Plant
20 May 2022 – 28 Aug 2022
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Free admission
Address
- 231 Queens Quay W
- Toronto
Ontario - M5J 2G8
- Canada
Hiwa K: Do you remember what you are burning? is an exhibition conceived as a three-venue collaboration with the artist Hiwa K.
About
Do you remember what you are burning? is a survey exhibition that gathers installations, sculptures, photographs, and films that relate to themes of belonging and displacement by Iraqi Kurdish artist Hiwa K. Rooted in his life story, the works reflect on his experiences of exile and asylum during the Gulf War (1990–91), the disorientating conditions of being uprooted from his country, and his political participation in Iraq’s pro-democracy uprisings of the Arab Spring (2010–13). Through spontaneous and staged collaborations, the artist engages in performances that position him in the role of activist, bandleader, interviewer, or cook.
Hiwa K (born in 1975) lives and works in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan. He has recently exhibited his work at Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach (2021); Kunsthalle Mannheim (2019); S.M.A.K. Museum, Ghent (2018); New Museum, New York (2018); and KW Institute of Contemporary Art, Berlin (2017).
