[BCMA] UNEARTHED: An Extreme Textile Art Exhibit designed for the Britannia Mine Museum

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September 20, 2011
"UNEARTHED"
An Extreme Textile Art Exhibit designed for the Britannia Mine Museum
 
 
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Britannia Beach, BC - The Britannia Mine Museum is featuring "UNEARTHED: An
Extreme Textile Art Exhibit" presenting the works of surface designer
Patricia Chauncey, from now until November 5th.
 
Patricia Chauncey is an extreme textile artist who transforms the surface of
ordinary cloth and textile by using primarily her own experimental
de-structive techniques that she has developed over the past 15 years. The
exhibit has been designed and made specifically for the Britannia Mine
Museum with fabric pieces manipulated with fire, rocks and minerals. The
textile pieces in the exhibit are so remarkable in execution that viewers
easily mistake some of the pieces for actual rocks and minerals, and even a
convincing spider creature.   
 
"We're so blessed to have such amazing artists share their passions and
works of art with the museum. We're always interested in providing diverse
ways for audiences to connect with and understand why mining is relevant to
us," says Kirstin Clausen, executive director of the Britannia Mine Museum.
"We're absolutely thrilled to have an entire collection designed
specifically for us by such a talented artist like Patricia Chauncey. Her
pieces of art help us reveal a deeper understanding of our connections to
the earth and the spirit of mining."
 
"UNEARTHED" is a sensitive body of work inspired by the physical attributes
of the Britannia Mine site. The individual works examine the processes and
interactions of the geological materials of mining, as well as the human
interactions which connect us emotionally to the memory of the people who
lived and worked at Britannia years ago. Guest curator Krisztina Egyed
designed the exhibit and worked with Patricia Chauncey over the past few
years to bring this unique exhibit to the museum.
 
One of the installations is a large 3 panel piece that has undergone extreme
processes using copper, iron and plants from the area. It is suspended
ghostlike in the air, suggesting memory, and is intended to disintegrate and
vaporize over time as the exhibit progresses, thus becoming a meaningful
metaphor for the transformation that is constantly taking place above and
beneath the surface of the earth.
 
A video showcasing the "UNEARTHED" exhibit is available on the Britannia
Mine Museum's website  <http://www.BritanniaMineMuseum.ca>
www.BritanniaMineMuseum.ca. 
 
Located 10 minutes south of Squamish on the picturesque Sea-to-Sky highway,
the Britannia Mine Museum was recently transformed from a mining legacy site
into a vibrant internationally recognized destination. The museum provides
an unforgettable visitor experience with the new Beaty-Lundin Visitor
Centre, the Britannia A-Z heritage hall, the historic 20-storey Mill
building, the underground mine train and outdoor gold panning.
 
The Museum celebrates the contributions of mining and minerals to society,
the history of the storied Britannia Beach community and the ideas and
practices of environmental renewal and sustainability.
 
About the Britannia Mine Museum:
The Britannia Mine Museum, which is both a National Historic Site and a BC
Historic Landmark, was established in 1971 to preserve the material and
social history of mining in British Columbia, and to educate the public
about mining. It is a premier, non-profit organization that promotes mining
awareness through fun experiential education programs. Governed by the
Britannia Beach Historical Society, the museum provides important historic
collection preservation and insightful public engagement regarding
environmental and sustainability issues.
<http://www.britanniaminemuseum.ca> www.britanniaminemuseum.ca 
 
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Media contact:
 
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Yvonne Chiang, Publicist
Britannia Mine Museum
604-880-5090
E: yvonne at blueskycommunications.ca
W: www.britanniaminemuseum.ca 
 
T: www.twitter.com/BritanniaMine  
F: www.facebook.com/BritanniaMineMuseum 
 
 
 
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