Join us at daphne as of 5 pm to view a projection of Mycorrhizal Dreaming by Tyson Houseman. The projection will be on view from daphne’s front window for the duration of Nuit blanche. For the early birds, we will be welcoming visitors in our space with tea and bannock, from 5-7 pm. For those who come after 7pm you will be able to view the projection from the street projected on our front windows. The event is open to all, with no age restrictions. This activity is free, donations are accepted.
Photo credit: Tyson Houseman
Mycorrhizal Dreaming is an immersive installation using video projection feedback loops to transform and respond to specific spaces in an infinite loop projection installation, centered around a suspended/floating botanical sculpture.
Tyson Houseman is a nehiyaw/plains cree interdisciplinary video & performance artist, puppeteer, and filmmaker. Tyson’s practice focuses on aspects of nehiyaw ideologies and teachings – speaking to Indigenous notions of non-linear time and the interwoven relations between humans and their ecologies. Tyson is from Paul Band First Nation and Ermineskin Cree Nation on Treaty Six territory, where he participates in ceremony and receives teachings from prominent Elder Ken Roan, founder of the okichitawak warrior society. Recently he participated in artist residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Institute for Electronic Arts at Alfred University, and Locust Projects in Miami, FL. Tyson also directs music videos and documentaries, and spends his summers working with the Bread & Puppet Theater in Glover, Vermont. Tyson has an MFA in Fine Arts from School of Visual Arts in NYC and a BFA in Performance from Concordia University, Montreal.
