{"id":23421,"date":"2022-03-24T05:22:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T03:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/?p=23421"},"modified":"2022-07-23T14:55:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T12:55:19","slug":"michele-pearson-clarke-muscle-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/michele-pearson-clarke-muscle-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke: Muscle Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Text and images courtesy of Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_02_w.jpg\" alt=\"Copyright Michele Pearson Clarke\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_02_w.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_02_w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_02_w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_02_w-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Exhibition view: Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke, Quantum Choir, 2022, four-channel 4k video installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo credit: Yuula Benivolski.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Exhibition<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artgalleryofhamilton.com\/exhibition\/michele-pearson-clarke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke: Muscle Memory<\/a><br \/>\nat The Art Gallery of Hamilton<br \/>\n123 King Street West<br \/>\nHamilton ON, L8P 4S8, Canada<br \/>\nFebruary 12 &#8211; May 23, 2022<\/p>\n<h2>Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke: Muscle Memory<\/h2>\n<p>Exploring the vulnerability of queer female masculinity, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artgalleryofhamilton.com\/exhibition\/michele-pearson-clarke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke: Muscle Memory<\/a><\/em> is the first major solo exhibition in a public gallery for Trinidad-born, Toronto-based artist Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke. Working primarily in photography and video, Clarke examines black and queer experiences of longing and loss, while situating such grief as a site of possibility for social engagement and political connection. With <em>Muscle Memory<\/em>, Clarke presents her largest installation to date, comprising both a new four-channel video and sound work, <em>Quantum Choir<\/em>, 2022 and a selection of photographs from her ongoing series, <em>The Animal Seems to Be Moving<\/em>, 2018-present.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_01_w.jpg\" alt=\"Copyright Michele Pearson Clarke\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_01_w.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_01_w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_01_w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_01_w-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Exhibition view, Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke: Muscle Memory. Courtesy of the artist. Photo credit: Yuula Benivolski.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>About Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/michelepearsonclarke.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke<\/a> is a visual artist, writer and educator who works in photography, film, video and installation. Born in Trinidad (1973), and based in Toronto, Clarke holds an MSW from the University of Toronto, and in 2015 she received her MFA in Documentary Media Studies from Ryerson University. Clarke has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including in Chicago, Lagos, Los Angeles and Montr\u00e9al, and she is the current Photo Laureate for the City of Toronto (2019-2022).<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_03_w.jpg\" alt=\"Copyright Michele Pearson Clarke\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_03_w.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_03_w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_03_w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michele_Pearson_Clarke_Muscle_Memory_03_w-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Exhibition view, Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke: Muscle Memory. Courtesy of the artist. Photo credit: Yuula Benivolski.\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring the vulnerability of queer female masculinity, Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke: Muscle Memory is the first major solo exhibition in a public gallery for Toronto-based artist Mich\u00e8le Pearson Clarke. 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