Imagining a Queer Eruv: A Walking Conversation with Iso Setel

**On October 19, join us for an autumn edition of _imagining a queer eruv: a
walking conversation_ with artist and researcher Iso E. Setel. **Starting at
Parc St-Viateur in Outremont, this guided conversation will take us through
the Mile End by way of the neighbourhood’s back alleys and looping paths.
Along the walk, Iso will be sharing their research and the work that went into
creating their book, _Eruv: Queer Installations of Jewish Space_ , while
inviting attendees to reflect upon and share their experiences in queer and
Jewish spaces within and beyond Montreal.

This walking conversation and its associated book examine the ways in which
eruvin function as queer objects, dissolving distinctions between the public
and the private, and reconditioning spatial relations. _Eruv _collages
together text, photography, and paper-cut maps of ritual terrains to
articulate how eruvin might be utilized as ritual technology in projects of
queer liberation and community formation.

**To coincide with our ongoing exhibition _Public Intimacy –_ which explores
similar themes as Iso’s book – the tour will end at the Museum of Jewish
Montreal at 5220 boul. St-Laurent**, where visitors will be invited to view
the exhibition and consider overlapping concepts.

Tickets are $23 for General Admission and $12 for Students, plus applicable
taxes.

** _Please note _** _that this is the third presentation of this event and
capacity is limited, so we encourage early registration to avoid
disappointment. Copies of _Eruv: Notes on Queer Installations of Jewish Space
_will be available for purchase at the end of the walking portion, $5 or pay-
what-you-can. Proceeds from book sales will be donated to projects that
support queer youth in Montreal. Books are also available to those who are
unable to attend. Email Iso at _[
[email protected]_](https://mailto:[email protected]) _ to request a
copy. _

**About Iso:** https://www.isosetel.com/ is a filmmaker and interdisciplinary
artist based in Montreal / Tiohtiá:ke since 2017. Utilizing moving images,
text, and textiles, their work addresses questions of visibility, sense and
memory in documentary film and installation. Their work has been exhibited in
the U.S. and Canada, most recently as part of IGNITION ’16 at the Leonard &
Bina Ellen Gallery in 2020. Originally from Buffalo, New York, Iso received a
BA in Political Studies and Electronic Media Arts from Simon’s Rock in 2017,
and an MFA in Film Production from Concordia University in 2021.

**Image Credits:**
1. Central image (trees with sky) courtesy of Iso E. Setel.
2. Background image (lace curtain) courtesy of Johannes Mundinger and Sophia Hirsch ( _Public Intimacy_ artists).

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