Of Wind and Fire: Memories from Homeland

Description

David’s practice can best be described as an interpretation of cultural memory through the intervention and manipulation of familiar materials and objects placed within new contexts. The use of these quotidian materials becomes a form of adaptation and reaction to the circular economy and consumer society system where collective memory and identity often reside.

“This project explores different views, perceptions and the memories we have as a people towards various elements, objects, materials as well as different personal experiences based on our identities, religion and cultural backgrounds. As a  Canadian artist of Zimbabwean origins l  often realized my views towards a lot of elements based on childhood memories. In these two artworks l seek to explore my present views and how l often predict future outcomes based on qualitative and quantitative memories l have towards each element.”

David Chinyama is a Zimbabwean-born Canadian multi-disciplinary artist living and working out of Toronto. Internationally recognized for his colourful textured mixed media paintings, Chinyama also works with sculpture, film as well as interactive media design often exploring subject matters centred on aspects of identity, encompassing various social, economic, political and religious connotations. His work represents personal fascinations shaped by memories, life experiences, and societal perceptions emanating from his upbringing in Africa to the multi-cultural influences of his adopted home city of Toronto.