Ardyn Gibbs
June 25 – August 7th, 2024
Factory Media Centre is thrilled to present Passing, the culminating exhibition from our June – July 2024 &NOW Artist-in-Residence Ardyn Gibbs.
During their residency Ardyn explored what it means to exist as a visibly queer person in public spaces while exploring what queer futures could look like. Through the use of various digital new media technologies including 3D rendered animations and AR (Augmented Reality) activations, Ardyn reimagined space through a queer futurist lens.
About the Artist
Ardyn Gibbs (they/them) is a queer and trans, settler-Indigenous (Mohawk) artist and arts worker located on the territories of the Haudenosaunee, Anishnaabe, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation otherwise known as Hamilton, ON. Using digital new media technologies Ardyn’s work explores themes of queer futurism, digital dreaming, and visibility/legibility of queer bodies in public spaces. Ardyn is passionate about collective dreaming, placekeeping, and fostering meaningful connections. Their work is constantly changing, adapting and growing with the world around them.
About the &NOW Production Residency & Scholarship
Factory Media Centre annually hosts our &NOW Production Residency & Scholarship (PR&S) program each winter. This is a valuable opportunity for artists and creators to utilize the space and resources at FMC to produce a new work, or continue a developing body of work. Selections are based on project originality, its potential for artistic growth, and the use and integration of FMC as a production location. Click here to learn more about our &NOW Residency Program.
About Factory Media Centre
Factory Media Centre is Hamilton’s not-for-profit artist-driven resource centre for film, video, new media, installation, sound art, and other multimedia art forms. Our mission is to develop and support a vibrant, sustainable, creative, and diverse community of Members and non-Members within Hamilton and its surrounding region.