AKAYNA – Is This Reality?

Photographic multimedia exhibition by AKAYNA “Is This Reality?”
Opening Dec 1, 6-9 pm, running to Dec 22
AANM Gallery 102-329 Cumberland Ave and aanm.ca/online-exhibitions

Is this Reality? Let Akayna explore worldly perception with you as they create a space of empathy and connection while addressing conflict and exclusion through their chaotic relationship with the world. More thoroughly, they address the limitations of physical contact, thoughts on the future, societal expectations, and psyche. With this collection of works, voice is given to those with conditions poorly understood and generally disbelieved, specifically Multiple Chemical Sensitivity/Chemical Allergies. These works explore the ubiquitous use of chemicals and their impact on the human body. This installation is a representation of Akayna’s dreamscape in which reality always seeps through. It provides a space for those with similar and different life experiences to come together while bringing awareness to petrochemical exposure.