Stories Best Told at Twilight

stories best told at twilight is opening at Art Gallery Evergreen, Evergreen Cultural Centre on September 7 to November 17, 2024. This solo exhibition features drawings, animations, puppets, and sculptures from Night Stories (Kanashibari), 2013 to Sonata in 22 Movements, currently in progress. Opening reception and tour will be happening on September 14, 2024 from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. For more information, please visit here.

Curatorial statement of the exhibition:

Some stories are best told at twilight. As the sun sets below the horizon and darkness emerges, the veil lifts between the everyday and the spirit realm. Supernatural creatures inhabit our world: haunting dreams, inspiring songs and stories, appearing in the pages of legends and recounted through the memories of elders. This magic manifests in the whimsical storytelling of artist Cindy Mochizuki.

stories best told at twilight focuses on the artist’s telling of Japanese myths, legends and folklore. Each artwork—which might manifest as a short animation, an elaborate installation or a singular performance—is the result of an abundance of images and objects that came before. This solo exhibition goes behind the curtain, taking a rare look at the artist’s usually hidden creative process and spanning artworks created over more than a decade.