Nancy Nisbet and the Exchange Project at Gallery Homeland

Nancy Nisbet and the Exchange Project bring their 6 month long art tour to Portland Oregon. Gallery Homeland is very excited to host such a great tour art exhibition. Homeland presents The Exchange Project Sunday August 20th 2006 4-7pm at 916 SE 34th Ave.

(PRWEB) August 16, 2006 -- Gallery Homeland welcomes Nancy Nisbet and The Exchange Project Sunday 20th 4-7pm. Homeland host The Exchange Project as she finishes her cross continent, 6 month long tour. The Exchange will be open to the public from 4-7pm Saturday the 20th. Don’t miss this grand event at Gallery Homeland HQ located at 916 SE 34th Ave. ( behind the Belmont Market )

Please join us on this dandy Sunday afternoon event. Come for the exchange to hear of the artist’s adventures and tales of this trip, enjoy food, and entertainment.

What: Nancy Nisbet and the touring Exchange Project
When: Saturday the 20th from 4-7pm
Where: Gallery Homeland HQ at 916 SE 34th Ave located behind the Belmont Market, look for the rather large Semi parked on the Street.

This project exchanges the studio for the roads, truck stops, border crossings and cities of North America. Through the untidy weaving of politics, surveillance technology and identity construction this performance engages critique. Over time and with the combined effort of exchange participants, resistance, solidarity, and artistic critique emerge. "At each scheduled stop on the route, the team parks the truck, lowers the ramps, unloads at least half of the crates and invites viewers to peruse the goods. If a person happens to find something that tickles their fancy, they take it to the "mini house," temporary tech centre that operates on wireless technology, where the customer checks out the item while checking in something of theirs to replace their "purchase." Each item is tracked using RFID technology and logged into a database. In addition to the object exchange, the customer also relays the story behind their giveaway object to the crew, which is saved as an audio file, and in exchange Nisbet tells them the story behind their newly acquired item, sort of like an anecdotal gift wrap."* National Post, canada

Nancy Nisbet is a multidisciplinary artist with a practice that weaves connections between the political, the technological and the personal. Nancy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History & Visual Art at The University of British Columbia and is the recipient of the 2002/2003 Peter Wall Early Career Scholar Award. Nancy received her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in Photography in 2000 and holds a BSc. in Genetics(’91) and a BEd. in Secondary Education(’93). Now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Nancy continues to push the boundaries of technology, politics, human interaction and identity while enjoying the beauty of west coast life. We look forward to your attendance on such a fine summer day. Stop by say hello and participate in this continentally wide exhibition. Saturday Aug. 20th 4-7pm 916 SE 34th Ave.

HOMELAND is dedicated to providing the region with interdisciplinary exhibition space to display emerging and challenging concepts in the visual and performing arts. Homeland, with its centrally located neighborhood position, acts as an artistic incubation center for the city of Portland. The gallery presents exhibitions, artists talks, as well as hosting compelling projects and events.

For more information:
Paul Middendorf
Director
Gallery Homeland
Portland, OR

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