Cat C. Haines
Cat C. Haines describes herself as "an academic/artist/activist weirdo", and a filmmaker on Treaty 4 territory in Regina. Haines was the 2024 City of Regina Neil Balkwill Artist in Residence, where she produced All We Have, an experimental Super 8 documentary exploring trans people’s connection to place. In the summer of 2024, Haines curated TOWARDS LIBERATION at Bridges Art Movement in Saskatoon, featuring trans women artists across Saskatchewan. Haines received an Master of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Regina in 2021, and in 2022 published Trans Feminist Self Help Zine: Volume 0 with Gravitron.
“After Abigail Shrier”
After Abigail Shrier is a revolt against anti-transgender sentiment. This performance includes a live Super 8 film loop containing images of Abigail Shrier’s book “Irreversible Damage” and a soundscape with snippets of the artist reading the book. Throughout the performance the artist draws on and burns the film loop, while decomposing the book’s text with synthesizers. The result is an audio and visual experience that transforms Shrier’s anti-trans text into something new and beautiful.
LOcation: Turning The Tide Bookstore
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