the place to which we return by Rhéanne Chartrand

Embracing the notion of “home” as both tangible (physical) and intangible (non-physical), as both spatial (a place) and temporal (a feeling), the place to which we return presents diverse understandings of home and explores how such notions are intimately wrapped up in identity, family, history, politics, and geography.

And while notions of home are individualistic, they are collectively felt. In this way, “home” is a deeply relational concept. Throughout our lifetime, we can hold multiple notions of “home” simultaneously and our feelings about it can shift and change, be complex and messy. the place to which we return invites visitors to engage with “home” expansively and to reflect more deeply on what it means to them.

the place to which we return is curated by renowned Métis curator Rhéanne Chartrand, currently the Hatch Curator of Indigenous Art & Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM).

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Rhéanne Chartrand is a Métis curator with over a decade of experience curating cross-cultural and multidisciplinary exhibitions, showcases, festivals, and programs. Currently, she serves as Hatch Curator of Indigenous Art & Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM).