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SUMMARY:Ghazaleh Avarzamani: Of Manual
DESCRIPTION:In her layered\, multidisciplinary works\, Iranian-Canadian art
 ist Ghazaleh Avarzamani examines familiar objects like board games\, playgr
 ounds\, manuals\, and nursery rhymes to uncover the invisible ways in which
  power dynamics are learned and perpetuated. For Contemporary Calgary’s f
 açade\, Avarzamani creates a panoramic image assembling a multitude of tok
 ens and pawns into a cumulative manual where fragments of board-game logic 
 form a single speculative landscape.\n\nBorrowing from the visual language 
 of classic strategy games\, the composition incorporates heraldic symbols t
 hat evoke national borders\, territorial identity\, and systems of authorit
 y. The board becomes a model of society: a controlled arena where movement 
 is regulated\, identities are assigned\, and outcomes are shaped by rules t
 hat often remain hidden to the player. Viewers are invited to consider the 
 implications of selecting pieces and entering the game\, confronting throug
 h play the fraught idea of land as possession to be disputed\, organised\, 
 and governed.\n\nThe replicated icons and grids suggest methods of standard
 isation and obedience\, while emblems of warfare\, victory\, and prestige p
 oint to the rewards attached to participation. Merging playful aesthetics w
 ith underlining tenors of control\, Of Manual reflects on the subtle ways i
 n which entertainment\, competition\, and territorial governance intersect\
 , lifting the curtain to open possibilities for resistance and undoing.\n\n
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LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2
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