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You Do not Have To Be Good

Sat. April 18th 2026 - Thu. May 28th 2026 the fifty fifty arts collective Victoria BC Free

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You Do not Have To Be Good

A multi media debut solo exhibition by Mila Rio
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
Visual Arts Mixed-Media
Sat. April 18th 2026 - Thu. May 28th 2026 + Add to Calendar the fifty fifty arts collective (All Ages)
11am-3pm Free
Opening: Saturday 18th April 2026
6pm-9pm LIVE performance @7:30 pm

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Mila Rio

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You Do Not Have to Be Good is a debut solo exhibition by Mila Rio that explores the interplay between conscious presence and detachment within the experience of prolonged dissociation.

Dissociation describes a mental disconnection from the self and the physical world, often experienced as observing oneself from the outside. This multimedia collection of oil paintings and felted wool roving sculptures emerges from a state of personal elusive presence that has persisted for more than a year and a half. Within this sensation, Rio documents the intangible and often contradictory states of being that manifest in between the body and the mind. The process is both a search for language to articulate overwhelming, uncomfortable, and consuming emotions, and a means to hold space for those feelings when words fail.

Throughout You Do Not Have to Be Good, Rio explores what it means to exist in a body. The act of creation becomes a process of forging pathways through sorrow, discomfort, and peace, bridging the gaps between presence and detachment, interior and exterior. This multimedia collection opens a dialogue on the complexities of embodiment, offering both herself and the viewer a tactile, meditative journey through the gentle and violent pursuit of being.

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the fifty fifty arts collective
2516 Douglas Street
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You Do not Have To Be Good - Jun 4th @ the fifty fifty arts collective

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