The Power Plant

Writer, art critic, and curator James Oscar will offer a reflective response to Shelagh Keeley’s film, Jardim do Ultramar / The Colonial Garden, Lisbon, Portugal, drawing on his interdisciplinary practice and interest in the Global South. Engaging with Keeley’s exploration of place, memory, and colonial histories, Oscar will unpack the layered meanings within Keeley’s moving image work.

James Oscar is a writer, art critic, and curator whose work blends experimental criticism, innovative curation, and anthropological research. His practice engages with the Global South and reimagines how art history is mapped and understood, most recently through his project The New Region of the World at Fonderie Darling and publications for the Venice Biennale and Tern Gallery. He is the 2025 recipient of the Joan Yvonne Lowndes Award from the Canada Council for the Arts.