Arts·Q with Tom Power
The Canadian artist joins guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss her Biennale installation, Trinket, which consists of seven million tiny glass beads.
The artist transforms the Canada Pavilion with her shimmering installation, Trinket
14:23Kapwani Kiwanga: Combining history and art at the Venice Biennale
Kapwani Kiwanga is representing Canada at this year’s Venice Biennale, the Olympics of visual art. Her installation, Trinket, uses seven million conteria — small glass beads from Venice — that not only shimmer, but interrogate a deep history of labour, cultural exchange and class dynamics. She joins guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss her Biennale artwork and how she uses small beads to tell a big story. Trinket is on display at the Venice Biennale in Italy until Nov. 24.
The full interview with Kapwani Kiwanga is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Interview with Kapwani Kiwanga produced by Lise Hosein.