They are loved-an epidemic of grief, a powerful new textile installation by Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers, makes its world debut at the Museum of Health Care this summer. Opening July 1, this moving exhibit was motivated by the loss of Tracey-Mae Chambers’ son, Parker. Each piece of clothing or other textile based material used in this installation has been donated by someone who is surviving the loss of someone due to the consumption of a harmful substance that resulted in death.
The installation will run through to October 3, 2025 and is covered under the Museum’s general admission.
About the artist
Tracey-Mae Chambers is an installation artist and a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Since 2021, Chambers has been traveling across Canada creating site specific fibre-art installations at residential school historical sites, cultural centres, museums, art galleries, and other public spaces mapping questions of identity while sparking dialogue on displacement, decolonization, and reconciliation. To date she has created at Rideau Hall, Aga Khan Museum, the Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and over 150 other sites.
