Wish You Were Here

1. 1. Sign Up: Register with the host and wait for your turn. If you’re exploring other projects, the Karaoke MC will call you back.
   2. Choose a Plant: When called, select a plant to engage with.
   3. Engage: Spend one minute seated with your plant in front of a black backdrop.
   4. Portrait: Have your portrait taken with the plant.
   5. Reflect and Write: Write about your experience on a postcard featuring your portrait.
   6. Keepsake: Exchange the postcard with the host for a copy to keep as a souvenir.

and how we perceive the non-human beings in our midst. Through the simple act of acknowledging a plant as a living being worthy of our attention and care, we are reminded of our interconnectedness with Nature and the importance of peaceful, considerate coexistence.

Lisa Klapstock is a lens-based artist whose work explores visual perception and the role of the camera in affecting how we view and experience the world we live in. Her projects typically involve spending months or years in a chosen place, using photography and video to engage with and depict the environment. A figure is frequently present in the images as an index or a guide. Subject matter has included Toronto’s urban laneways and private gardens; man-made and natural landscapes; populated tourist sites; cultural bookstores; an Ontario forest; and the Mediterranean sea. Recent work explores the human relationship with Nature. Klapstock has a BA (honours) in Communication from Simon Fraser University. She has exhibited widely in North America and Europe including the Musée de la Photographie, Belgium; the Museet for Fotokunst, Denmark; the Centre Culturel Canadien, Paris; George Eastman House, New York; the Winnipeg Art Gallery; the National Portrait Gallery of Canada; and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Her show, Liminal, toured Canada and was accompanied by a catalogue of the same name. Recently, Klapstock published two artist’s books: Somewhere (2022), and Dreams of a Place We Have Lived (2023).   www.lisaklapstock.com

Something to think about: is an artist-led cultural initiative that brings practitioners from varied disciplines together with the public to explore themes related to our rapidly changing world.

Diverse activities including storytelling; music; exhibitions; performances; talks; screenings; and workshops take place at the STTA: venue which is in a renovated 19th Century coach house in Toronto’s west end. The programming is developed through collaboration, with a focus on a generative and iterative process, and a collective experience for participants and audiences alike. At the root of these arts-based interactions is the desire to expand communities, and to foster interdisciplinary communication. www.somethingtothinkabout.nyc