(M)otherload

(M)otherload is an audio/visual installation created by artist collaborators Kristyna Balaban and Catherine Mellinger.

Looking up inside the geodesic dome, the triangular panels carrying a projected collage of a suburban street, storm clouds, balloons and an ice cream cone against blue sky.

(M)otherload transforms the intangible invisible mental load experienced by “mothers” and creates it into a tangible experience.

Set within a geodesic dome structure, the public will engage with a 360 degree four-minute film experience of the invisible mental load of “motherhood” - the never-ending to-do list, the bombardment of responsibilities, and the ceaseless stream of thoughts encompassing anticipation, organization, and management.

Exhibition poster for (M)otherload. Artists Kristyna Balaban and Catherine Mellinger, sound designer Gary Kirkham, technical support Adam Siroky. Opening Friday April 24, 5-9pm; Saturday April 25 and Sunday April 26, 2-6pm at Inter Arts Matrix, Globe Studios, Studio 38, 141 Whitney Place, Kitchener. Supported by the Region of Waterloo and Ed Video Media Arts Centre. A collage of plates, cutlery, a baby bottle, an ice cream cone and a balloon over a reclining figure.