relief theory

address
SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art
372, Ste-Catherine W St, #507 Tiohtià:ke (Montréal), QC H3B 1A2

free entry

> saturday, april 7<
> sunday, april 8 <

featuring
Alo Azimov
Kalale Dalton-Lutale
Be Heintzman Hope
Kaie Kellough
Sehar Manji
Sara Meleika
Tatyana Olal
Cason Sharpe
wyïśya

guest curator
Tatyana Olal

thank you
People's Potato

Relief Theory is a practice that takes laughter very seriously. Through moments of mutual recognition and performed through acts of preservation, Relief Theory is an exploration of the hysterical and the viral. During a time of oversaturated media streams and the always imminent apocalypse, Relief Theory celebrates momentary catharsis. It is what laughter does in the nervous system just as what a pressure-relief valve does in a steam boiler.

In workshops, discussions, performances, and comedy, Common Aliens will act as a conduit in a developing field. It is grounded in the material histories of racialized diaspora and the power of collective affect. The third iteration of Common Aliens is curated by Tatyana Olal. Presented by Atelier Céladon, Common Aliens is a gathering for the racialized diaspora in Montreal.

sunday, april 8
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12h–13h30
Sunday Brunch
Hosted by Joeun Aatchim,
Yen-Chao Lin and Kate Whiteway
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14h–15h45
Workshop–
Womb Cxre: Whispers
Facilitated by Be Heintzman Hope
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17h–18h
Comedy performance–
Pressure Valves
Featuring Alo Azimov, Sehar Manji and Sara Meleika