Adaptation: Between Species

The exhibition was accompanied by a catalogue.

Public programmes included a panel discussion chaired by Helena Reckitt on inter-species relations, featuring philosopher Karen Houle, artist Annie Dunning, and biologist Burton Lim; a performance event programmed by Reckitt with FastWurms and Annie Dunning; and a night of artist films, programmed by Jon Davies in collaboration with PleasureDome Collective, 'Animal Drag Kingdom,' including work by Douglas Gordon, Kristin Lucas, Guy Ben-Ner, Kathy High, and Steve Reinke and Jessie Mott.

19 June / Between Species with

9 July FASTWÜRMS: DJ Set and Skry-Pod
Come down to the waterfront to join legendary local artists and witches FASTWÜRMS as they spin tunes and revise their 2009 Nuit Blanche social performance, Skry-Pod. Featuring free public tarot readings, Skry-Pod creates an open-air zone for divinatory encounters. For FASTWÜRMS, a “positive economy” is created in Skry-Pod through a combination of paranormal and environmental activism: true prosperity is only gained by enhancing the personal freedom and well-being of others. Formed in 1979 and based near Creemore, Ontario, FASTWÜRMS is the cultural project, trademark and joint authorship of Kim Kozzi and Dai Skuse. Their retrospective DONKY@NINJA@WITCH was shown at the Art Gallery of York University, Toronto (2007), Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2008), and Plug In ICA, Winnipeg (2008). Skry-Pod Tarot Readers: Jenn E. Norton, Bradley V. Benedetti, R. M. Vaughan, Amber Landgraff, Jacob Ireland, Elinor Rose Galbraith, and Beth Stuart.