Exhibition Announcement – Encrypted Identities, Decoded Histories

I am thrilled to announce, that I will be having an exhibition with my daughter Adryan Bergstrom-Borins in July.

Encrypted Identities, Decoded Histories, is an installation that will be held at Xchanges Gallery and Studios in Victoria, BC from July 11-27, 2025.

I am very excited about this exhibition not only because it has been long in the making, but because I am, for the first time, collaborating with my daughter Adryan Bergstrom-Borins. Together we are unpacking the story of our Icelandic and Metis heritage (no accent on the “e” is intentional). For many in my family, our history has been a lot of myth and legend. Through the installation we wrestle with aspects of our settler and Metis histories to confront myths that are common in Canadian society and our own family, and to recognize and celebrate our ancestors.

The work is one installation comprised of several parts, in a variety of media from textiles to traditional beading created by Adryan, to video mapping. The pieces were created in a several locales including Iceland, Spain, Netherlands, and in Canada at Dinosaur Provincial Park (Alberta), Manitoba (Gimli), and British Columbia (Metchosin). The creation of this work has required extensive personal and academic research, collaboration, experimentation, and learning. It has also required the support of many of others who have provided photographs, information, encouragement, and expertise in genology, history, and archaeology.

We hope you can join us in person, but if you cannot we will be hosting an artist talk both online and in person on Sunday, July 20th at 2pm PDT via Google Meet. The talk will be recorded and published on my website and YouTube Channel.

Please register to receive the link for the talk here: https://forms.gle/Y2P6mJNSaV7uSQWVA

Below are some images from works in progress.

Links

Heidi Bergstrom- portfolio website, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn

Adryan Bergstrom- Borins – Instagram, LinkedIn

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