Toronto Biennial of Art

MARCH 26 - JUNE 5, 2022

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Upcoming Programming⁠ May 21 AND May 28⁠ ⁠ I

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Upcoming Program⁠ May 26 | 4pm | Colborne Lodge,

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✨ARTIST HIGHLIGHT✨⁠
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Augustas Serapinas’s sculpture originated in Fogo Island, Newfoundland. Created from the material of an abandoned shed on the island, it references the island’s building history as well as the social and functional role of these modest structures. The vernacular architecture found in Fogo is synonymous with life and livelihood lived in tandem with the water, as well as with the houses and sheds built by boatbuilders. ⁠
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The modest wooden sheds, often brightly painted, with peaked roofs, dot the shoreline of the island. They are places to store nets, boats, and equipment, to clean and salt fish, and sometimes, to gather. Augustas’s shed came from Barr’d Islands, where it had gone through different iterations of construction. The shed has also taken on more contemporary building additions, including vinyl siding, wallpapered panels, and a front door repurposed from another structure. History is held in its walls, too, and visible in its layers of paint and inscriptions.⁠
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For #TOBiennial22, the shed will undergo one final transformation. The artist, working together with Sawmill Sid, who runs a local milling service and lumber yard, will take the structure apart piece by piece and remake it into a towering lighthouse. ⁠
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Augustus' (@augustasserapinas) work is on view from now until June 5 at Small Arms Inspection Building (@saugalive). Visit our linkin.bio to explore more about this work. ⁠
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Augustas Serapinas, "5 Sheds", 2022. Photo: Toni Hafkenschied. Commissioned by the Toronto Biennial of Art with support from Fogo Island Arts (@fogoislandarts), who commissioned prior versions of the sculpture. Produced by the artist in collaboration with Sawmill Sid (@sawmill_sid_inc).⁠

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