Hopping the Fence is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to the fringes of the “Canadian” art scene. Hopping the Fence is hosted and produced by Rebecca Casalino in Hamilton, Ontario within Treaty 3 territory, on the land of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe First Nations people.
Audio editing for Season 2 by Guelph-based musician and artist Emily Reimer. Original artwork by Alex Gregory. Original music and transcription by Jessica Price Eisner.
Maria Simmons is a hybrid artist from Hamilton, ON. She investigates potentialized environments through the creation of multidisciplinary sculpture and installation. Her work embraces contamination as an act of collaboration. She holds an MFA from the University of Waterloo and a BFA from McMaster University. She has recently exhibited at Xpace, The Plumb, Platform, Ed Video Media Art Centre, and the Hamilton Artist Inc.
Our conversation was recorded in Ohròn:wakon, or so-called Hamilton, Ontario, within Treaty 3 territory, on the land of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe.
Welcome to this bonus episode of the podcast. Today’s episode features an ambient recording of Maria’s 2021 installation of her work Rat Plastic Wood. Enjoy!
22 Oct 2021
Rebecca Payne
Rebecca Payne is a queer rural artist who is trained in painting, drawing and printmaking. They have an appreciation for banal and liminal spaces and practice sitting with fleeting moments that—in one year, one day, one minute—will pass and may never happen again the same way. Their current work explores transitional themes of experiencing loneliness, awkwardness, and the atmospheres within banal spaces.
8 Oct 2021
Maya Ben David
Maya Ben David (MBD) is a Toronto-based Jewish-Iranian artist. Working in video, installation and performance, she creates worlds and characters that aid her ongoing exploration of anthropomorphism, cosplay and performative personas.
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