CBC Radio Edmonton story/interviews
Rod Kurtz tells us about a new exhibition in Edmonton, an immersive experience called "War Flowers". Curator Viveka Melki share her inspirations for this emotional story.
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02, 2020
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01, 2020
Opening January 31 at Edmonton’s Borealis Gallery, Located in the Alberta Legislative Assembly Visitor Centre
An Innovative, Multi-Sensorial Exhibition Exploring Human Nature in the Landscape of War through Floriography, Sculpture and Scent. During the First World War (1914-18) Canadian soldier Lieutenant-Colonel George Stephen Cantlie picked flowers from the fields and gardens of war-torn Europe, pressing and drying them within a book. Every day, he sent one flower home, along with a short, affectionate note to one of his children, including his one-year-old baby daughter Celia in Montreal, so that, as she grew up, she would have something to remember him by in the event he didn’t survive that terrible war.
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11, 2019
Poppies from the First World War tour country as symbol of hope, resilience
The Canadian Press Hina Alam https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/poppies-from-the-first-world-war-tour-country-as-symbol-of-hope-resilience
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11, 2019
Poppies from First World War tour Canada as symbol of hope
HINA ALAM THE CANADIAN PRESS Novembre, 5 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-poppies-from-the-first-world-war-tour-country-as-symbol-of-hope-2/
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11, 2019
Flowers from the First World War tour country as symbol of hope, resilience
By Hina AlamThe Canadian Press Tues., Nov. 5, 2019 https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/11/05/flowers-from-the-first-world-war-tour-country-as-symbol-of-hope-resilience.html
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03, 2019
Extension of the presentation of WAR Flowers at the Château Ramezay in Montréal
« Very moving...» - a visitor from Candiac, Dec. 14, 2018 « Wonderful sensory experience! » - a visitor from NY, Dec. 26, 2018 WAR FLOWERS — A Touring Art Exhibition now showing at Château Ramezay, [...]
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12, 2018
Film Screening – Joyeux Noël at the Château Ramezay Museum
Screening of the film « Joyeux Noël » (In French) at the Château Ramezay Museum in Montreal. The screening of the film is linked to the exhibition WAR Flowers currently on display at the Museum [...]
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11, 2018
La beauté au milieu des horreurs de la guerre (In French)
Interview with Viveka Melki RDI Week-End Click here to see the interview
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11, 2018
Devoir de mémoire (In French)
An interview from Claude Deschênes - In French. Program : C’est un monde FRANCE 2
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11, 2018
War Flowers exhibit evokes emotional impact of WWI
Curator Viveka Melki tells us about the exhibit at Château Ramezay in Montreal, inspired by one soldier's letters and pressed flowers, sent home from the front lines to his baby girl. Audio Link: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/all-in-a-weekend-montreal/segment/15617877