Love Letters to Turbulence (LLtT) is a participatory durational project that explores the affects and effects of trauma in and on a being and body over time. It focuses less on the specifics of what happened and more on what it feels like to live with it, in its nonlinearity. The work invites people in through multiple entry points, where they can choose how they wish to engage, or not, at their own pace. Originating from an autoethnographic perspective mainly relating to gender-based violence, LLtT is designed to shift and grow through community, to hold many narratives rather than one single story over time.

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Joy Gyamfi, Kira Pratt, Leah Abramson, Lichen, M-A Murphy, Marieke Helmke, Randy Walton, Sonja Ahlers

MEDIUM

The exhibition includes a large-scale autobiographical “manuscript,” a suspended quilt, collaborative zines by seven contributing artists, artist-led workshops, and the public launch of a Digital Container that will collect anonymous reflections relating to trauma, healing, and support over the next three years.

ARTIST BIO

Angela Fama (she/they) is a Vancouver-based interdisciplinary artist devoted to social practice and community-focused projects, interweaving lived and collective experiences relating to identity, trauma, death, and belonging. Her practice is grounded in transparency, accountability, and care, creating opportunities for participation, dialogue, and collective meaning-making.