Artist Spotlight: Integrating online romance with indigenous symbolism
This is not the first time Belinda Harrow’s eclectic work has been featured among the ambulatory walls of North Battleford’s ethereal Chapel Gallery. But no location could be more perfect for the immensely personal story she has chosen to share through “Giant Bingo” – a show capturing the pursuit of online romance within the symbolic nature of the Canadian North.
“I wasn’t sure if places like the Chapel Gallery would have been the right place to showcase (my) work,” she said. “I wasn’t sure if the population, like the seniors and others, have used online dating as much.”
But after a little research, Harrow was delighted to discover the opposite to be true.
“So many of the seniors these days are reaching out and having chats with other people, and I was really surprised. I’ve found it really fascinating that despite the small population, the connections would be utilized,” she said.