Sites of Significance - Artist Talk with Khadija Aziz

Join us to hear Khadija Aziz speak about her work in the Sites of Significance project. There’s Food from Home is an augmented reality experience that transforms the viewers into their own family picnic memories. Created through the photogrammetry of Khadija's mom’s cooked food and open-source models, this picnic experience represents memories of her childhood family gatherings in parks.

Learn more about Sites of Significance project here: https://www.artsetobicoke.com/projects/sites-of-significance/

Date/ Time: Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 from 6 to 8 pm (Online on Zoom)

Bio: Khadija Aziz is a textile artist and educator investigating textile materiality in the digital sphere using a flatbed scanner, cloth, and thread. She graduated from OCAD University’s Material Art & Design program in June 2020 with a BFA, and she is currently pursuing an MFA at Concordia University’s Fibre & Material Practices program. Khadija received the 2019 Award of Excellence in Community Arts Engagement from the Ontario Museum Association for her work at the Textile Museum of Canada. In recognition of her creative practice, Khadija has most recently received the Shanks Memorial Award in Textiles from Craft Ontario and the Creative Promise Award from Surface Design Association in 2020.