09/15/2026
Static and Noise, a group exhibition featuring the work of Aliyah Aziz, Bret Parenteau, Kite and Nathan Ivanco opens in the Main Gallery from September 18 — November 7, 2026.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 18, 6:00 — 8:00PM
Static and Noise explores sonic representations in photography and image arts, delving into the relationship between sound and image degeneration through reproduction, and how image noise is conceptually equivalent to audio noise. Drawn from the visual culture of punk, noise and DIY music-scenes, the exhibition will focus on the intentional manipulation of visual and sonic data to create chaotic, distorted or muddy aesthetics. This exhibition is part of a larger fall program at Gallery 44 exploring performance, sound and the limits of visual perception in relation to image-based practices.
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Aliyah Aziz is a multidisciplinary storyteller who uses light to talk about how shadows and sound physically move through us. She uses disruption as a tool of resistance, sculpting glitch and static to channel the friction that exists between the surface and depth of the technology we engage with.
Bret Parenteau is a sound/noise artist based in Winnipeg. Under Wasauksing Sniper and the initials B.P., Parenteau creates noise, field recording, sound collage and tape manipulation. Most recently, Parenteau has been working on film scores for short and feature length films.
Nathan Ivanco is a Hamilton based multidisciplinary artist whose work navigates the intersections of sound, memory and the tactile qualities of analog media.
Kite (Oglála Lakȟóta) is an artist, composer, and scholar whose practice merges Lakȟóta knowledge systems with performance, sound, sculpture, and computational media.
📸 Nathan Ivanco, Untitled 13 from the series Layoff Period, 7.5 x 7.5 inch cardstock collage, 2021
