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Visiting Artist Series: Hanss Lujan Torres

February 13, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Free

Join artist, researcher and curator, Hanss Lujan Torres for a discussion about curating “Time As Relative” at the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art on Zoom on February 13th.

All Visiting Artist series talks are free and open to all. This series is presented in partnership with the UBC Okanagan Gallery.

Hanss Lujan Torres is an artist, researcher and curator from Cusco, Peru, working between the unceded territories of the Syilx/Okanagan Nation and Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montréal. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in Art History and Visual Culture from the University of British Columbia Okanagan (2012) and is currently working to complete an MA in Art History at Concordia University.

His research and curatorial practice consider subjugated archives, queer temporalities, and alternative futures in contemporary art. Hanss is the research coordinator for the Indigenous Futures Research Centre. In addition, he has worked with several arts organizations in British Columbia, including Oxygen Art Centre, the Lake Country Art Gallery, Two Rivers Gallery, the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, and the Kelowna Art Gallery.

Email Katherine.pickering@ubc.ca for the zoom link

Details

Date:
February 13, 2023
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 Canada

Additional Info

Registration/RSVP Required
Yes (see event description)
Event Type
Exhibition, Talk/Lecture
Topic
Arts and Humanities, Culture and Diversity, Student Learning
Audiences
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students