Reflections on Elana Herzog: Roda Medhat

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Join us for a gallery talk by Roda Medhat, a Kurdish-born multi-disciplinary artist currently based in Toronto, as he shares insights about the work of Elana Herzog.

Roda Medhat earned a BFA from OCAD University and an MFA from University of Guelph, and studied film production at FAMU (Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts) in Prague. His current work is textile as sculpture, exploring the various ways traditional West Asian and Kurdish textiles can be translated onto other materials. The research behind the work relies heavily on themes of cultural preservation, archiving and imagined spaces. Using 3D scanning, textbooks and archives, Roda is piecing together a complete image of Kurdish textiles in history and as a modern craft. His work has been recognized by the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts. Roda was awarded the 401 Richmond Career Launcher Prize in 2023 and the CIBC C2 Art Prize in 2024. Since 2023, He has also worked as an artist for Koffler Arts' Young Changemakers at Thorncliffe Public School, a program facilitated by Recreate Place.