FILMMAKER SPOTLIGHT:
CHRISTINA BATTLE
Christina Battle is an artist, curator, and writer based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton), within the Aspen Parkland: the transition zone where prairie and forest meet. Her practice focuses on thinking deeply about the concept of disaster: its complexity, and the intricacies entwined within it. She looks to disaster as a series of intersecting processes including social, environmental, cultural, political, and economic, which are implicated not only in how disaster is caused but also in how it manifests, is responded to, and overcome. Battle’s practice prioritizes collaboration, experimentation, and conversation; she has exhibited internationally in festivals and galleries as both artist and curator. With Zach Ayotte, Christina co-publishes and edits COI, a new online publication bridging the relationship between art and culture from the perspective of the Canadian Prairies.
