29 November 2024 – 25 February 2025
GVPL Bruce Hutchison
Saanich Commonwealth Place, 4636 Elk Lake Drive, Victoria
MWFS 10am-6pm / TTh 10am-7pm
Artist Statement:
Welcome to the Lichen Cult Bake Sale! All cakes are made from ethically salvaged lichens that fell onto roadsides during recent windstorms. These cakes are not edible! All proceeds go to supporting the Lichen Cult leader and their mission to spread the good word about lichens. After purchasing, please place your cake on your altar and worship the wisdom of symbiosis! Admire the beauty of the amazing compositie organisms that are lichens! If you are ready to upgrade to “Enlightened Lichen Cult Follower” status, please place your Lichen Cult Cake outside during a rainstorm and watch it slowly fall apart and get blown away, returning to the environment from which it was sourced. Join the Lichen Cult!
About the Artist:
Natasha Lavdovsky is a neurodivergent artist who grew up in Tsawout First Nations Territory (Cordova Bay). Natasha obtained a bachelor’s degree in studio art and art history from Princeton University where she also studied geosciences and environmental studies. Natasha’s art practice in video, performance, photography, installation, and sculpture is informed by her commitment to ecological stewardship, activism, and lichenology. In 2023, Natasha completed an MFA in Intermedia Studio Art (Concordia University, Montreal) and is a recent recipient of the BC Arts Council Early Career Development Program Grant.
