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Navigating Shelley HarriWn Rae I e t t i n a M a t z k u h n is i n t r i g u e d by the h i s t o r i c c o n n e c t i o n ·5 b e t w e e n c a r t o g r a p h y a n d c l o t h . S h e p o i n t s out that the Latin w o r d for cloth is m a p p a a n d b e l i e v e s , " E v e r y m a p is an e d i t e d v e r s i o n of g e o g r a p h y a n d e v e n t s . " T h e c o l l e c t i o n in her N a v i g a t i n g exhibit portrays the s e a r c h for m a r k e r s in a g e o g r a p h y w o v e n from thread and metaphor. M a t z k u h n s a y s , "Textile has a long history of i n s c r i b i n g s o c i a l a n d personal stories. Fibre interests me as a language of visual narrative a n d embroidery is a l a n g u a g e of extreme d e t a i l . " In t h e m a r i t i m e world there are international systems of s y m b o l s to g u i d e t h e m a r i n e r . Yet M a t z k u h n f i n d s s o c i a l i n t e r a c t i o n s r u n h e r i n t o " a l l k i n d s of u n m a r k e d r e e f s or e m o t i o n a l w e a t h e r s y s t e m s for w h i c h there are no f o r e c a s t s . " The m a r k e r s are often h i d d e n , v a g u e or m i s l e a d i n g . " T h e tricky n e g o t i a t i o n s e n c o u n t e r e d in b e i n g a c h i l d , p a r e n t , f r i e n d or lover have s h a p e d the way I m a p the past, present and future." M a n y d a y s of M a t z k u h n ' s c h i l d h o o d w e r e s p e n t on s a i l b o a t s w h e r e s h e l e a r n e d , f r o m her father, to r e a d c h a r t s a n d k e e p a n e y e o u t f o r m a r k e r s a n d h a z a r d s . S h e r e t u r n s to t h e s e navigational aids as a " v o c a b u l a r y " to depict her p e r s o n a l path through her art. T h r e a d i n g its w a y t h r o u g h the N a v i g a t i n g exhibit is The Trip Spool: Bike a f a b r i c j o u r n a l of her 1 9 9 8 s o l o ride f r o m N e w W e s t m i n s t e r to the Y u k o n . M a t z k u h n d o c u m e n t e d the trip on a 1 0 c m w i d e s p o o l of f a b r i c , u s i n g 1 c m for e a c h k i l o m e t r e c o v e r e d . Every night s h e w o u l d count off the requisite n u m b e r of c e n t i m e t r e s a n d d r a w the events a n d l a n d s c a p e s of the day. S h e c o n t i n u e s to e m b r o i d e r over the drawing "the w a y one retells a n d e m b e l l i s h e s m e m o r y . " T h e f a b r i c s p o o l s t r e t c h e s to 2 3 metres. A c c o m p a n y i n g the s p o o l is The Bike Trip Map, incorporating her s y m b o l s for t h e g r e a t m a n y k i n d n e s s e s p e o p l e s h o w e d , a n d c h a r t i n g her m o o d s a n d the c o n d i t i o n of the two being closely related. Howe Sound - Bettina Matzkuhn Included in the s h o w are M a t z k u h n ' s unique a n d e m b r o i d e r e d m a p s : The Romantic A Map of the Ocean Archipelago, The Adjectival Coast and terrain--the and some smaller embroidered works WHO: Bettina Matzkhun. fabric artist WHAT: Navigating WHERE: Seymour Art Gallery.4360 Gallant Ave featuring navigational s y m b o l s , aids, a n d architectural d r a w i n g s of sailboat hulls. M a t z k u h n e m b r a c e s the t r a d i t i o n of her art, w h i c h i n c l u d e s t h o u g h t f u l c o m m e n t a r y on c o n t e m p o r a r y life. W o r k i n g w i t h fibre s h e c o n s t r u c t s a n d u s e s e m b r o i d e r y to give the d e t a i l s of d e p t h , texture a n d m o v e m e n t . Explore your o w n s e n s e of WHEN: October 16 to November 11 OPENING RECEPTION: October16, 7-9pm INFO: email: ¡nfo@seymourartgallery.com Tel: 604.924.1378 Fax: 604.924.3786 discovery by Navigating through The S e y m o u r Art Gallery. 18 September|October