A conversation between collaborators Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill, Amy Kazymerchyk, Chandra Melting Tallow, and Jeneen Frei Njootli about the process of making their film Coney Island Baby at Bush Gallery. Initiated by Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill Coney Island Baby explores Hill’s interest in learning to trap rabbits and research on the ways in which certain types of labour become racialized, feminized, and devalued.

This article is a transcription of a conversation between Audain Curator Amy Kazymerchyk and L.A. –based artist Martine Syms. The two discuss Syms work, “Borrowed Lady”, which was on show at Vancouver’s Audian Gallery from October 13 to December 10. Kazymerchyk and Syms discuss the creation and implications of “Borrowed Lady”, which is an expanded version of her earlier video work, “Notes on Gesture”. Syms’ oeuvre, the theoretical underpinnings and curatorial aims of “Borrowed Woman” are also discussed as well as their contemporary gestural counterparts – memes, GIFs and emojis.