Glasshouse is thrilled to host Syrian/Canadian artist Khadija Baker as our July 2022 artist in residence:

the 8th wonder, the future

Live Performance and Installation by Khadija Baker

Khadija Baker, 2017

Live performance Saturday, July 16, 5-7p

Installation open to the public during Upstate Art Weekend Saturday & Sunday July 23- 24, 12-6p

RSVP encouraged but not required

Khadija Baker is a Montreal-based, multidisciplinary artist of Kurdish-Syrian descent (born 1973 in Amuda, Syria). Baker immigrated to Canada from Syria in 2001; she completed her MFA studies at Concordia University 2012. She is a core member of the Centre for Oral History & Digital Storytelling (COHDS) at Concordia University. Her installations investigate social and political themes centered on the uncertainty of home as it relates to persecution, identity, displacement, and memory. As a witness to traumatic events, unsettled feelings of home are a part of her experience. Her multidisciplinary installations often combine textiles, sculpture, performance, sound and video, and involve participative storytelling and performance to create active spaces for greater understanding. Baker continues her research creation at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture (CISSC) at Concordia University.