three for a dollar  
know the meaning of struggle
I eat like a king

                         between plastic sheets
                         devoid of fresh air, I will
                         save another day

Stories Told is a group exhibition of Toronto-based artists of distinct backgrounds invited to contribute to the Vector Artist's Journal: A collection of essays written by these artists with each volume focusing on a different city. From New York to Oslo, Berlin and now Toronto, the Journal occupies a territory as suggested by Nicholas Bourriaud: "of global and decentralized negotiations, of multiple discussions among participants from different cultures engaging in heterogeneous discourses located within a translation-oriented modernity."

As an exhibition, Stories Told seeks not only to create a dialogue revolving around the singularity of the art works displayed, but also to forge a connection with the accumulation of texts represented in the journal itself. With innovation rooted native conditions and conversations, the works in the exhibition respond to local and global, social and political circumstances, drawing upon a range of material and discursive resources. The practices of these participating artists hinge not upon their roots, but upon the trajectories of those on the move that combine narrative, form, sign, and symbol in the telling of their stories.