Statement:

This exhibition has been created through the collaboration of Concordia undergraduate students in the field of Art Education and a group of independent Iranian artist-teachers. Over several weeks, these two groups have generated transnational discussions and content surrounding the embodied experience of art practices through the common theme of “GalleryGardi”. 

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GalleryGardi which originated in Tehran, Iran, is an emerging practice of walking as a pedagogical process within art galleries in which attendees walk from one gallery to another individually and collaboratively to create a dialogue about art and culture. It invites the attendees to consider and re-think their embodied experience of space, object, body, and relationality among them. From these experiences, the contributors found points of departure for artmaking and to expand their teaching within their community experiences. 
 
This transnational exhibition will demonstrate how a walking-learning practice such as GalleryGardi can be adopted and integrated into diverse socio-cultural contexts, and how advances can be in motion across national boundaries. This exhibition is a dialogue in a transnational network that generates innovative collaboration and knowledge mobilization which embrace diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility. 

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