Nanaimo Art Gallery

To Oct 11 Biophilia. A touring exhibition from Musée d’art de Joliette that asks what it means to be connected with the natural world as it rapidly changes around us. Here, artists examine the desires and contradictions that surround human relationships with nature. Opening Oct 31 Haunting the Undermined Zone. Ghosts and supernatural creatures play important roles in our stories and lives, serving as forces of reflection, warning of dangers and preparing us for difficult times. In Nanaimo, specters often show themselves through a different kind of haunting: collapsing mine shafts, massive clearcuts and declining fish stocks. In this show, artists speak with phantoms, including those embedded in land, left behind by colonial resource extraction and environmental loss.