Maria Simmons

Maria Simmons is a hybrid artist from Hamilton, ON. She investigates potentialized environments through the creation of multidisciplinary sculpture and installation. Her work embraces contamination as an act of collaboration. She holds an MFA from the University of Waterloo and a BFA from McMaster University. She has recently exhibited at Xpace, The Plumb, Platform, Ed Video Media Art Centre, and the Hamilton Artist Inc.

Our conversation was recorded in Ohròn:wakon, or so-called Hamilton, Ontario, within Treaty 3 territory, on the land of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe.

Welcome to this bonus episode of the podcast. Today’s episode features an ambient recording of Maria’s 2021 installation of her work Rat Plastic Wood. Enjoy!