Ice Follies 2025
February 7th - 21st, 2025THEME: OZHAASHIKWAA (THE ICE IS SLIPPERY)
There is slippery ice; extra care and consideration is needed. Travelling and moving forward is difficult; the conditions are unsteady. The terrain ahead demands resilience and adaptability as the path forward remains uncertain.
Studio Nude Beach, Beastie Bones, 2025
Large glowing arches form a ribcage that have given way to a vibrant enchanted decay. The site suggests folklore of a massive beast long forgotten – its evidence re-emerging from the waters below.
Aritst Statement:
BEASTIE BONES continues the work of Studio Nude Beach in creating vibrant alien spaces. Through lore of ancient creatures and dynamic decay the project invites an intermingling of fantasy and local ecologies, illustrating ideas of nature as ephemeral and interconnected. BEASTIE BONES beckons the weird and alien within ourselves – a magical ecological space.
Artist Bio:
Studio Nude Beach is a mixed bag of four artists based in North Bay, Ontario. Their work has become a recognizable part of the arts and festival scene in Northern Ontario, with repeat features at the UP HERE Urban Arts and Music Festival in Sudbury, River & Sky in Field, and the Kennedy Gallery in North Bay. Inspired by the shapes and structures of local plants, the alien garden worlds they create suggest a squishy comfort in the weird ecologies that emerge from within.
Social Links:
Studio Nude Beach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studionudebeach/
Allison Roberts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alliswan.noel/
Hannah Smith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soft_rascal/
Éric Robillard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleidavisuals/
Ben Hermann Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bahermann/