Expositions
Anne Duk Hee Jordan: Intimacy of Strangers
In the exhibition Intimacy of Strangers, artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan evocatively teases out a few of the planetary connections among Monarch butterflies, amphibians, bacteria, mushrooms, crabs, and a myriad of other creatures. She imagines a world where anthropomorphic relations between objects and subjects are disrupted, weaving sensual and symbiotic reciprocities into a narrative by exploring the idea of a lasting partnership and commitment among different entities. The exhibition addresses the diversity and fluidity of existence through community and inter-species equity. By debunking established notions of nature, culture, and technology, Jordan envisages possible paths for a living-together, a “becoming-with,” on a damaged planet.

Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Staying with the Trouble, 2019, video still. Courtesy of the artist

Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Intimacy of Strangers, exhibition view presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts as part of MOMENTA 2021. Photo: Jean-Michael Seminaro

Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Intimacy of Strangers, exhibition view presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts as part of MOMENTA 2021. Photo: Jean-Michael Seminaro

Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Clapping Clams, installation view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts as part of MOMENTA 2021. Photo: Jean-Michael Seminaro