Join Curator Jenelle M. Pasiechnik, for a virtual talk about the CRAg's current exhibition Mortal Magic.

About Mortal Magic:

September 6 to November 8, 2025
Main Gallery
Curated by: Jenelle M. Pasiechnik

Mortal Magic is a new body of work by Rebecca Chaperon, born from a longing for connection and a touch of enchantment in difficult times.

Chaperon’s practice centers on the archetypal witch of Western mythology — a figure who is strong, feminist, nature-loving, and thriving at the edges of society. During the pandemic, she and poet Kate Horowitz (Maine) began Witch Post: Coast to Coast — an exchange of letters written in the voices of fictional witches. Into this imagined world crept the fear and uncertainty of the real pandemic, embodied as the “Bleak Inertia,” a force the witches countered with spells, protective charms, and acts of care.

From this correspondence grew a new body of work in which Chaperon experiments with installation and immersive techniques to bring their fictional world to life. Here, the veil between truth and invention is thin: a garment holds hope in; a line of salt on a windowsill wards off evil; a “wobbling rainbow” pulses with creative energy.

Visitors are invited to read the letters, follow the story, and discover these talismans for themselves. In the end, Mortal Magic reminds us that magic can be a form of solidarity — a way to sustain each other with words, symbols, and hope. To take part or for more information, visit Campbell River Art Gallery.    

Starts Sat Nov 1 2025, 10:00am PDT