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⚫ Exhibition Highlight: Works by Emilio Rojas, featured in Architectures of Protection ⚫

Between March and May 2025, exhibiting artist Emilio Rojas explored beaches across lək̓ʷəŋən territory, observing simple shelters made from driftwood by local people. The installation in the exhibition features Rojas in performance using an obsidian mirror while interacting with several driftwood shelters. The videos are paired with Rojas’ floor-to-ceiling installation of his poem, "Questions at the End of Empire".

This new commission was developed through an AGGV residency designed to connect Rojas with the land and the arts community, and was followed by a live durational performance by the artist on June 18, 2025 at the Gallery.

Architectures of Protection, curated by Toby Lawrence, AGGV Curator of Contemporary Art, runs until October 26, 2025.

📷 Image credits: 1) Emilio Rojas, The First Boundary is the Flesh, 2025, installation used in performance, June 18, 2025. Commissioned by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, courtesy of the Artist. Photos courtesy of the AGGV.
2,3,4) Emilio Rojas, The First Boundary is the Flesh, 2025, 3-channel video performance installation. & Emilio Rojas, Questions at the End of Empire, 2025, poem in vinyl and obsidian mirror. Artist Production Residency: March 3-7 and May 20-30, 2025. Commissioned by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, courtesy of the Artist. Photos courtesy of the AGGV.

#AGGV #VictoriaArts #ArchitecturesofProtection #ContemporaryArt #ArtGalleryVic #EmilioRojas #performance #performanceart #videoart @performanceroarte

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September 23, 2025

Make Art Table (MAT)

Culture Days at the AGGV

Self-guided art-making for all ages. Free with admission!

September 24, 2025

Artist Talk: Meryl McMaster

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Hosted by Uvic Visual Arts Faculty, co-organized and co-supported by the AGGV. Free!

September 25, 2025

Meryl McMaster in Conversation with Tarah Hogue

Free artist and curator talk

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Open post by artgalleryvic with ID 18063849113353888

⚫ Exhibition Highlight: Works by Emilio Rojas, featured in Architectures of Protection ⚫

Between March and May 2025, exhibiting artist Emilio Rojas explored beaches across lək̓ʷəŋən territory, observing simple shelters made from driftwood by local people. The installation in the exhibition features Rojas in performance using an obsidian mirror while interacting with several driftwood shelters. The videos are paired with Rojas’ floor-to-ceiling installation of his poem, "Questions at the End of Empire".

This new commission was developed through an AGGV residency designed to connect Rojas with the land and the arts community, and was followed by a live durational performance by the artist on June 18, 2025 at the Gallery.

Architectures of Protection, curated by Toby Lawrence, AGGV Curator of Contemporary Art, runs until October 26, 2025.

📷 Image credits: 1) Emilio Rojas, The First Boundary is the Flesh, 2025, installation used in performance, June 18, 2025. Commissioned by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, courtesy of the Artist. Photos courtesy of the AGGV.
2,3,4) Emilio Rojas, The First Boundary is the Flesh, 2025, 3-channel video performance installation. & Emilio Rojas, Questions at the End of Empire, 2025, poem in vinyl and obsidian mirror. Artist Production Residency: March 3-7 and May 20-30, 2025. Commissioned by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, courtesy of the Artist. Photos courtesy of the AGGV.

#AGGV #VictoriaArts #ArchitecturesofProtection #ContemporaryArt #ArtGalleryVic #EmilioRojas #performance #performanceart #videoart @performanceroarte

Territory Acknowledgement

The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is located on the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples, today known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live and learn on this territory.

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