The Art of a Sailor
There are two things Kathryn Mussallem cant resist: a man in uniform and anything that evokes nostalgia for the 1940s and 50s.
I had a fetish for sailors as a young girl, the 麻豆传媒映画photographer says with a grin at the opening of the Tattoos & Scrimshaw: Art of the Sailor exhibit at the Maritime Museum. So imagine her delight when she accidentally found herself in New York City just as Fleet Week 2011 took over the city. Its a week when thousands of sailors come to ports where they dont usually go. I got thrown out of bars, got in a fight all sorts of shenanigans.
One of the photos she took that first night now takes centre stage at the museum. The black and white image shows two young sailors, arm in arm, looking as if they stepped off the set of the 1964 version of McHales Navy. Wearing uniforms that have changed little in design for generations, their spirit is a physical manifestation of the era she loves most. Theyre my boys, she says.
And there are a lot more of her boys in the exhibit. One wall is covered with dozens of photos of sailors she met when travelling with the US Navy for two years (when she wasnt teaching photography at Emily Carr College of Art.) Many of the sailors are showing off their tattoos another signature element of the show.
Guaranteed to draw a young crowd to the museum, Art of the Sailor celebrates both tattooing and the incredibly intricate art of scrimshaw engraving or carving whale teeth. Sailors on whaling ships had a lot of time to spare theyd be away from home for two or three years and while the artifacts of how they whiled away their time have great value today, the term scrimshaw indicates that they didnt always garner the same respect. Scrimshaw comes from the navy slang word, scrimshanker someone who avoids their responsibility or is lazy.
Art of the Sailor is at the Maritime Museum until October 13. .
A Boca del Lupo favourite
You meet at 1405 Anderson St. on Granville Island, and are greeted with some disturbing facts about the contents of the containers at the Port of Vancouver; then your adventure begins. A reprisal of the sold-out Micro Performance Series presentation, The Voyage takes the audience on an imagined journey across the Pacific, drifting through the darkness of human trafficking. Presented inside an actual shipping container placed on the old loading ramp on Granville Island, participants embark on this 20-minute sonic journey completely in the dark. Show times vary. The Voyage runs March 27 to 30. Tickets are $10.
麻豆传媒映画Auto Show
Whether you want to make a statement about your environmental ethos by test-driving an eco-friendly vehicle, or you want to tout your car-guy status by checking out a $300,000 Aston Martin Vanquish, the 麻豆传媒映画Convention Centre is the place to be. From March 26 to 31, the 麻豆传媒映画International Auto Show has some fun features, including the Green Ride and Drive, Hagarty Classic Alley (which also includes a McLaren 12C, pictured),The Exotics Truck City and the Redline Stage. Its open from noon to 10pm Wednesday and Thursday, 10am to 10pm Friday and Saturday, and 10am to 6pm on Sunday. Tickets are $15; $10 for seniors and students. Enter to win tickets . And stay up to date on special events at the show at .
INSIDE VANCOUVER Pick of the Week: Interactive mental health
An innovative 麻豆传媒映画theatre company has been tackling the issue of mental health with maladjusted. The interactive play is created and performed by patients with mental health issues and caregivers, and gives the audience a chance to weigh in on how the stories will end. Misdiagnosis, improper care, and caregiver burn out are all topics, though none of the stories reach conclusions. On until March 24 at the Firehall Arts Centre, $12. Pictured: actorsMicheala Hiltergerke and Pierre Leichner. Read full story .
