Art, architecture and food security: all about “Sustaining Apertures”

Written By Divine Ndemeye

Join us as  we unpack the stories behind our exhibition; Sustaining Apertures, currently on

view at the Or Gallery from March 7 to July 6, 2024. 

Together Colin and I share all about our collaborative journey and discuss food security in

relation to the land, intersectional conversations around environmental justice, place-

based design, and architecture in contemporary art.

Colin Berg Mbugua is a Kenyan-Canadian artist, researcher, and architectural designer. He holds both a

Masters and a Bachelor in Architecture. Mbugua’s practice, Kagvr, founded in 2021, engages multi-

disciplinary contexts that draw from traditional architectural practices while engaging experimentation

through collaboration and cross-cultural exchange.

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"The Sustaining Apertures artist podcast is co-presented with Design Unmuted, Or Gallery, And-Co Community, and the Real Estate Foundation of BC (REFBC) .  

The Real Estate Foundation of BC( REFBC)- a philanthropic organization working to advance sustainable land use and real estate practices in British Columbia, Canada. They do this by funding projects, connecting people, and sharing knowledge. REFBC grants support non-profit organizations working to improve BC communities and natural environments through responsible and informed land use, conservation, and real estate practices. REFBC is particularly interested in land-use projects that contribute to the upholding of Indigenous rights and title and racial equity and justice. Learn more at www.refbc.com.

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    This recording took place on the unceded ancestral territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, in the Content Creation studio at And-Co a co-working and community event space in Coal Harbour.

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