Hammock Residency

01/17/2025

These beautiful publications, developed by the 2024 Hammock artists-in-residence and risograph printed by Moniker Press ❣️ are now being distributed through an international network of Decentralized Distribution Nodes ———>> .art .sophia ———>>

The Decentralized Distribution Nodes are a network of past Hammock residents, each of them distributing the publications within their home communities — both rural and urban

Coordinated by Hammock Residency Press, the Nodes are found mainly across Canada, with some Nodes in the US and abroad 📡 )))

The Nodes help keep the decentralized heartstrings of Hammock alive 〰️〰️ involving past residents in our current programming 〰️〰️

We’re very grateful for the support we’ve had from a Canada Council for the Arts .council Seed Grant, helping us develop a framework for this alternative approach to publishing — one which stays true to our grassroots, DIY values, and involves both practicality and whimsy

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. The 2024 Hammock publications, piled on a white plinth for the exhibition at the James Black Gallery. Sets of 5 publications (1 by each artist) are bound together with a white band of paper, and a sticker that says “Hammock Residency Press”, written in the Hammock font. 2. Kerri Flannigan’s publication, blue ink on pink paper. 3. Jijii Buck’s publication, orange ink on blue paper. 4. sophia bartholomew’s publication, black ink on grey paper. 5. Marita Michaelis’ publication, blue ink on pink paper. 6. Jason Young’s publication, purple ink on pink paper.

PHOTO: sophia bartholomew

01/07/2025

A few more photos from our exhibition opening at the James Black Gallery in November 👀

Thanks to everyone who came out to support! It was great to see so many Hammock Residency alumni, and friends of the Hammock, new and old. It was especially meaningful to have Hammock alum Raven John (2022) giving a land acknowledgement at the opening, and to have Hammock alum Carly Pokoradi (2021) offering ASL interpretation 💗

Big thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts, who provided support for five artist residencies in 2024, and the BC Art Council who provided us with operational support through their Accelerate Grant program. .council

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. Raven John speaking, standing in the front room of the gallery, surrounded by people standing and looking at them. 2. Kerri Flannigan sitting with a friend, talking in the back room of the gallery, surrounded by standing people, with Kerri’s prints visible on the righthand wall. 3. People standing watching the Marita Michaelis’ video work, including one person standing close to the monitor, listening to the video’s audio by wearing headphones. 4. Close up of Jijii Buck’s mobile work “FREAKMOBILE”, with clusters of people visible in the background, standing talking or looking at artworks. 5. Jason Young speaking to a group of people looking at his work. 6. sophia bartholomew talking to a group of people in front of their installation, seen through the double doorway that separates the two rooms of the gallery, with wall vinyl that says “repiecing” seen on the wall on the right of the doorway, behind a stack of Hammock Residency publications on a plinth with a handwritten sign that says “FREE”. 7. Marita Michaelis standing with someone in front of her installation, looking at the undersides of her remote controlled mice. 8. Heidi Nagtegaal sitting next to the tea-making station in their installation on the front porch of the gallery, as someone pours hot water from the electric kettle, making a cup of tea.

PHOTO: Luciana Friere D’Anunciação

12/21/2024

Heidi Nagtegaal’s work “Keys to the Hammock” installed for the Hammock Residency exhibition “r e p i e c i n g” at the James Black Gallery last month ✨☕️🌈🔑🗝 a durational performance + installation, welcoming visitors to the gallery with blankets, tea, christmas lights, keys, yarn, and coziness

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. Heidi sitting in the front porch of the James Black Gallery during the exhibition opening, preparing a cup of tea for someone. 2. Heidi sitting on the porch with two other people, during the exhibition opening, each of them engaged in conversation and folding a cup of tea. On the right hand side, keys hung with pieces of yarn can be seen hanging from the porch gate. 3. Chairs on the porch seen in the daylight, covered in colourful crocheted blankets. 4. A nook on the porch seen in the daylight, filled with patterned pillows and colourful blankets. 5. Close up of one of the chairs on the porch. 6. Close up of three hand thrown ceramic mugs with spent tea bags in them. 7. Close up of two mugs filled with tea.

PHOTO: Luciana Friere D’Anunciação

12/21/2024

sophia bartholomew’s work “All of the life and the breath in between us” installed for the Hammock Residency exhibition “r e p i e c i n g” at the James Black Gallery last month 🍃🍂 made from old bedsheets dyed with black walnut, and photos mounted in black walnut frames .sophia

sophia would like to thank the Ontario Arts Council + the Gov’t of Ontario for their support for this project

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. sophia’s work installed the length of the back wall, in the back room of the gallery, seen through the open double doors separating the two rooms. 2. A close up of two of the four frames hung on the panels of dyed fabric. The panels of fabric overlap, partially obscuring the view of one of the frames. Inside each frame is a pair of photographs. 3. A view of the work from the side, showing the fabric hanging out from the wall, and a fifth framed photograph, hung on the adjacent wall, beside a closed door. 4. Close up of some of the stitching, showing zig zags stitches and loose threads, white thread on dyed, brown fabric. 5. Close up of one of the frames, showing the stitching and loose threads. 6. Close up of the fifth frames photo, a double exposure, focused on a tattoo on sophia’s late partner’s left bicep that reads “AMBULANCE BLUES”.

PHOTO: Luciana Friere D’Anunciação

12/20/2024

Kerri Flannigan’s work installed for the Hammock Residency exhibition “r e p i e c i n g” at the James Black Gallery last month 🔥🔥

“How To Build a Fire” (2024, screenprints and animated excerpts of conversations about fire with Amy Cardinal Christianson, Mike Flannigan, Russell Ross, Lori Daniels and Josh Johnston) + “Feeling Measurements” (2024, drypoint and video)

Kerri expresses their thanks for all the conversations that are the foundation of their work “How To Build a Fire”

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. Kerri’s screenprints from “How To Build a Fire” installed in a corner of the back room of the gallery. 2. Close up of one of the prints in the series, which reads “THE FUTURE OF FIRE IN CANADA IS GIVING POWER AND VOICE TO LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS” in black, hand drawn text over a red drawing of fire. 3. A video monitor on a plinth in the opposite corner of the gallery, with a pixilated image of a human body on it. 4. Close up of drypoint prints from “Feeling Measurements”. 5. Close up of drypoint prints from “Feeling Measurements”.

PHOTO : Luciana Friere D’Anunciação

12/20/2024

Jason Young’s work installed for the Hammock Residency exhibition “r e p i e c i n g” at the James Black Gallery last month 💀🖼🎨💥 .art

Moving left to right and top to bottom, the titles of the works are: “Hans I”, “The Family (1979)”, “Alexander Schothauer (1908)”, “Young Dorothy I”, “Dorothy I (Glamour)”, Dorothy II (Glamour)”, “Father & Son (Hans & Young Jason)”, “Frida I (Glamour)”, “Karl (1997)”, “Frida V (2008)”, “Skull II”, “Frida IV (2008)”

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. A grouping of nine of Jason’s paintings hung salon style in a corner of the front room of the gallery, with an ornate moulding on the window archway visible on the left side. 2. The same corner and grouping of paintings seen from a different angle. 3. A grouping of four paintings in black frames. 4. Close up of “Young Dorothy I” in a black frame. 5. Close up of “Father & Son (Hans & Young Jason)”. 6. A grouping of paintings hung around the door of the gallery, with three works hung to the left of the doorframe, and two hung above the door. 7. Close up of “Skull II”.

PHOTO : Luciana Friere D’Anunciação

12/18/2024

Marita Michaelis’ work installed for the Hammock Residency exhibition “r e p i e c i n g” at the James Black Gallery last month 🧱😈 🌼⛓🐀 including posters, prop and costume pieces, and a video excerpt from “LIVE IN HELL”

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. One half of Marita’s installation seen in one corner of front room of the gallery. 2. The other half of Marita’s installation. 3. Close up of “Bad Newspaper” a newspaper made out of felt that says “BAD NEWS” on the front page, sitting on a plinth covered in a red and white cartoonish brick backdrop. 4. Close up of “Hot and Normal” a print on paper, hung on the wall. 5. Close up of “How to Survive in the Wild” a risograph print on paper, hung on the wall. 6. Close up of “Nudie Suit” a peach coloured body suit with pink ni***es and a green fog leaf, both made out of felt. 7. Close up of “Devil Mask” made of felt and cardboard.

PHOTO : Luciana Friere D’Anunciação

12/18/2024

Jijii Buck’s work installed for the Hammock Residency exhibition “r e p i e c i n g” at the James Black Gallery last month 🔪🔪 a mobile titled “FREAKMOBILE” (2024) made from stainless steel rings, wire, cotton embroidery thread, razors and fishhooks, combined with notes, drawings and material scraps mapped out on the adjoining wall, titled “process” (2024)

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. Side view of Jijii’s mobile, with the gallery’s white curtains and ornate moulding visible in the background. 2. Front view of Jijii’s mobile, hung in the middle of an archway that frames the gallery’s large, front facing windows. 3. Close up of the mobile, with fishhooks, metal rings, and crosses made from metal wire prominently visible. 4. Close up of the mobile, with razor blades prominently visible. 5. Close up of the mobile with a fishhook and string of wire crosses prominently visible. 6. View of materials documenting Jijii’s process, installed in the adjoining corner of the front room of the gallery.

PHOTO : Luciana Friere D’Anunciação

12/13/2024

Beautiful photos by Luciana Friere D’Anunciação taken during our exhibition opening at the James Black Gallery last month

Thanks to those who joined us for the opening of “r e p i e c i n g”, and thanks to everyone who visited the exhibition, which ran November 8-15

“r e p i e c i n g” showcased new work by the 2024 Hammock Residency artists-in-residence Kerri Flannigan, Jason Young, Jijii Buck, Marita Michealis, and sophia bartholomew, alongside an installation and performance by Heidi Nagtegaal, activating the Hammock Residency archives.

The exhibition was made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the BC Arts Council.

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. A dozen or so people, standing around the front room of the gallery, gathered in small groups, talking and looking at artworks. On the left hand wall there is a wall vinyl with the title of the exhibition and the names of the artists. Marita Michaelis’ brightly coloured, graphic work is visible on the right hand wall. 2. People talking and looking at artworks in the back room of the gallery, standing in front of sophia bartholomew and Kerri Flannigan’s work. 3. Jason Young’s graphic, brightly coloured ink on paper work visible on the left side of the image, in the front room, with Kerri’s black and white prints visible on the right. 4. Jason standing in front of his work, gesturing towards it. 5. People in the front and back room of the gallery, with Jijii Buck’s mobile filling the foreground of the image 6. Two people standing beside the mobile and gesturing towards it. 7. A person seen from behind, standing in front of Marita’s work, putting on headphones to listen the audio from the video. 8. A view from the floor of the gallery, with Marita’s felt mice in the foreground, and people’s legs in the background. 9. Half a dozen people gathered on the front porch of the gallery, inside of Heidi Nagtegaal’s installation. 10. Someone sitting on the front porch, talking and sitting in front of Heidi’s keys hung with yarn from the porch gate.

11/09/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out for the exhibition opening + publication launch last night 💗💗💗

It was so lovely to gather with you to celebrate the new work + broadsheet publications made by the 2024 Hammock Residency artists-in-residence, presented alongside an installation and performance by Heidi Nagtegaal, activating the Hammock Residency archives ☕️ 🔑 ✨ .art .sophia

The exhibition “r e p i e c i n g” runs November 8 – 15 at the James Black Gallery

The artists’ broadsheet publications are available free of charge for the run of the exhibition! Gallery hours are 3–6PM daily

Hammock Residency Press publications are risograph printed by Moniker Press and made possible with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts and the BC Arts Council .council

The James Black Gallery is located on the unceded and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwu7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and which has been stewarded by them since time immemorial.

Please note that the James Black Gallery is not very accessible due to it being a house built in 1889. Detailed accessibility information can be found on the FAQ section of their website: thejamesblack.gallery/faq

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 1. A photo of bundles of the 2024 Hammock Residency Press publications piled on a white plinth, with Heidi standing on the right side of the plinth, looking down and folding a piece of paper. In behind the plinth is a white wall with black vinyl text on it, displaying the title of the exhibition and the names of the artists, together with a short curatorial text. 2. A close up of the bundles of publications, showing a black and white sticker that says “Hammock Residency Press”.

PHOTO: sophia bartholomew .sophia

11/07/2024

Join us tomorrow night at the James Black Gallery for the opening of “r e p i e c i n g” – a Hammock Residency exhibition showcasing new works created by the 2024 Hammock Residency artists-in-residence Kerri Flannigan, Jason Young, Jijii Buck, Marita Michealis, and sophia bartholomew, shared alongside an installation and performance by Heidi Nagtegaal, activating the Hammock Residency archives. .art .sophia

The opening reception starts at 7PM. All of the artists will be in attendance.

The exhibition runs November 8 – 15, and gallery hours are 3–6PM daily. The address is 144 East 6th Avenue, just off Main Street, Vancouver.

The James Black Gallery is located on the unceded and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwu7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and which has been stewarded by them since time immemorial.

Please note that the James Black Gallery is not very accessible due to it being a house built in 1889. Detailed accessibility information can be found on the FAQ section of their website: thejamesblack.gallery/faq

“r e p i e c i n g” is co-presented by Hammock Residency and the James Black Gallery, made possible with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts and the BC Arts Council.

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Jason holding a salmon pink and teal exhibition poster up in front of his face. The robin’s egg blue James Black Gallery building is visible in behind him, bordered by trees.

PHOTO: sophia bartholomew .sophia

11/05/2024

Hi friends, catch me speaking about me and my brothers medical cannabis project today alongside some amazing artist !
https://zimmerli.rutgers.edu/event/smoke-mirrors-virtual-artists-roundtable  

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please call Nicole Simpson, Access Coordinator, at 848 932-6178 or email nsimpson@zimmerli.rutgers.edu in advance of your participation.