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Marigold Santos and Rajni Perera on their epic new exhibit in Montreal

The two Canadian visual artists have come together to create a four-floor exhibit called Efflorescence/The Way We Wake at Montreal's Fondation Phi. They join guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about it.

Efflorescence/The Way We Wake is on now until Sept. 8 at Montreal's Fondation Phi

Composite headshot of Marigold Santos and a black and white protrait of Rajni Perera in her studio.
Composite image of artists Marigold Santos, left, and Rajni Perera. (Stacey Watson, Dimitri Levanoff)

Two Canadian visual artists, Marigold Santos and Rajni Perera, have come together to create an epic exhibit called Efflorescence/The Way We Wake at Montreal's Fondation Phi. The four-floor show includes work by both artists separately as well as pieces they made together. It explores topics like diasporic identity and motherhood through the lens of science fiction and folklore. Santos and Perera join guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about the exhibit and the trust between them that made it possible.

The full interview with Marigold Santos and Rajni Perera is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Marigold Santos and Rajni Perera produced by Lise Hosein.