We tend to collect the past – precious objects, keepsakes. But as we face the uncertain future, can our collections hold the same meaning and significance? future re/collection is an offering in response to living in a world which feels like it’s ending, while we continue to be overwhelmed by daily mundanities and inhumanities. Ordered within milk crates, experimental in nature and offering new ideas made from found + preexisting materials, the objects/ shapes/ spaces in this collection are formed in hope of communally possible futures – material explorations against apocalypse.

Artist Bio:

Wenting Li (b. 1994) is an artist and illustrator living in Tkaronto/ Toronto. Recent work includes: fēnglíng, the plumb; Toys & Novelty 2 group show, Toutoune Gallery; The Hope in Chinatown mural at Dundas/ Spadina; and illustrations for clients including San Press, Maisonneuve and CBC Books. Wenting graduated in 2017 with a B.Des from OCAD U.

Documentation by Alison Postma