TRAVELLER

Patel-Division Projects, Toronto with essay by Negarra A Kudumu

Taking place in a future that could be now or may have already happened, Traveller speaks directly to issues of sovereignty, belonging, identity and personhood. As times of scarcity loom large, and as nation states push and pull on its citizenry, we see the diasporic person become the focus of the future. The Travellers are protected by way of ancestral armor developed for body and spirit, and adapted to fit behaviours of care and nourishment, while facing the dangers of off-world commute, inhospitable terrain, and territorial dispute.These vestments have been produced slowly, in some cases over the course of many centuries. The diasporic Traveller has mutated into an optimal evolutionary state, like the flowers of Fukushima, emerging beautifully while dying in some ways and being reborn in others. Their mythologies join hands and worlds through bloodlines, through warp and weft, all the way through to the place where the formerly displaced are presently powerful, safe, protected and flourishing. It is an ancient and boundless state to which they have returned, many millennia ahead of and behind us.

Install shot - Traveller Bust, painted wall.

Ancestor 1 36” X 48” mixed media on paper — *Ancestor 1* 36” X 48” mixed media on paper

Ancestor 2 36” X 48” mixed media on paper — *Ancestor 2* 36” X 48” mixed media on paper

Traveller - Commission for the Royal Bank Of Canada 40” X 60” mixed media on paper — *Traveller* - Commission for the Royal Bank Of Canada 40” X 60” mixed media on paper

Fuel 17” X 26” mixed media on paper — *Fuel* 17” X 26” mixed media on paper

Traveller (Bust 2) Polymer Clay, aluminum, Acryl-gouache, textile by Maegan McWade, brass, leather, wire — *Traveller (Bust 2)* Polymer Clay, aluminum, Acryl-gouache, textile by Maegan McWade, brass, leather, wire

Traveller 40” X 90” mixed media on paper — *Traveller* 40” X 90” mixed media on paper

Revenge 3 5” X 5” X 13.5” Polymer clay, aluminum, paint, leather, lace, “Ring For Truth” (solid cast bronze wearable unit) — *Revenge 3* 5” X 5” X 13.5” Polymer clay, aluminum, paint, leather, lace, *“Ring For Truth”* (solid cast bronze wearable unit)

Rings for Truth - Edition of 8 plus 1 AP cast bronze rings 1.25” diameter X 13.5” length — *Rings for Truth* - Edition of 8 plus 1 AP cast bronze rings 1.25” diameter X 13.5” length

Mask 2 - 3M chemical/particle mask, leather, brass beads, thread — *Mask 2* - 3M chemical/particle mask, leather, brass beads, thread

Traveller (Bust 1) Polymer Clay, aluminum, paint, textile and leather work by Maegan McWade, brass, various metal — *Traveller (Bust 1)* Polymer Clay, aluminum, paint, textile and leather work by Maegan McWade, brass, various metal

A Great Ship Came And Went Brass-plated laser cut metal, LED strip, vellum, wiring 9’ X 3’ X 3’ — *A Great Ship Came And Went* Brass-plated laser cut metal, LED strip, vellum, wiring 9’ X 3’ X 3’