Tim Whiten

Ritual Performances, Installations & Site Works 

A.R.C. 1980

Ritual installation and performance with human skull

Danse, 1998, 1999

drummer horn, piper, xylophone

Constellation of Roses, 2000

sandblasted stone; The Tree Museum, Bracebridge, ON

Metamorphosis, 1978, 1980, 1989

ritual performances (Toronto, Vancouver)

Morada, 1977

site-specific installation with ritual, including human skulls and live flame; Artpark, Lewiston, NY

Requiem for Abraxas, 1978

ritual installation and performance with human skulls; Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto

Standards (Tribute to Athene & Nausicaa) 2012-14

installation: lilac staffs and textiles; 8' x 7' x 4'

Towards Mary, Beyond Bethlehem (an Odyssey), 2001-2

site-specific ritual installation; Quinta Pitanga, Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil

Ea, 1998

ritual installation with human skull; 9' x 9' x 9'; Liane & Danny Taran Gallery, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montréal

Last Night, Night Before, 1997

installation: textiles, cast iron, magnet; 1' x 8' x 27'; Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto

Traces - Offrendra to the Memory of Jan Zach, 1994

ritual installation with human bones; 42" x 96" x 172"; York Quay Gallery, Toronto

Post Trigon III, 1983

ritual installation and performance with human skulls; Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto

Post Trigon, 1981

site-specific installation: human skulls, adobe, wood, stone from site; Harbourfront Gallery, Toronto

Septem Septum, 1979

ritual installation with human skulls, flour, and live flame; Factory 77, Toronto

Per De Vigne, 1979

ritual installation with human skulls, rooster, salt, and live flame; Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto

Osiris Ahmose, 1979

ritual installation with human skeleton, hospital sheets, and live flame; YUFAM, Toronto

Voler Volé, 1979

ritual installation and performance with human skulls; YUFAM, Toronto

At the Third Point of the Triangle, 2001-2002

site-specific installation; 7’x 12’x 6’; Juracy Magalhaes Junior Gallery, Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil

Matrix, 1982

site-specific installation and ritual performance with human skulls and water explosion; Art Across the Park, Central Park, New York, NY

Lodestone, 1980

ritual installation and performance with human skull; University of British Columbia Art Gallery, Vancouver