A contemporary Vancouver artist with a high-tech show is taking over a new art exhibition space in the historic Fort Langley Community Hall next month. “Hacking the Third Wave II” runs 10 days, colliding past and future in the former-library-space-turned-art-gallery, which is located on the ground floor of the hall. Earlier this year, the long-time Fort Langley Library was temporarily relocated to the former centennial museum space on King Street, consequently vacating the 900-plus-square-foot space, while the library waits to move into its permanent home in the salishan Place by the River cultural centre currently under construction nearby.
In the meantime, the vacant area of the hall has been transformed and since dubbed the “Olde Library Space.” It will now be used for art opportunities, said Brigitte Seib, executive director of the community hall. Fort Langley Artist Group (FLAG) was the first to use the space for a four-day pop-up show during the May Day long weekend, and that exhibition will be followed this coming week by a Fort Gallery show, running from June 1 to 9.
“Hacking the Third Wave II” was created by multi-media artist Sang Chul Nam and features cosmic paintings, sculptures, and projections—immersing viewers in what he calls a world of possible futures. Nam is a visual and new media/interactive artist exploring the boundaries between visual art and technology in Seoul and Vancouver. For the past 17 years, Nam’s work explored the emotional, int.
