“stéxwkan ťu7 wa7 xáťmintsin” [I love you].
These are the words whispered by Lil’wat artist Sydney Frances Pascal (@sydney.f.pascal ) throughout her poetic video “Distance” (2022), now on view in “We who have known tides: Indigenous Art from the Collection.”
On National Indigenous Languages Day, we reflect on the power of language to carry love, memory and connection across distance.
In this clip, Camille Georgeson-Usher (@camilleusher ), Audain Senior Curatorial Advisor on Indigenous Art, delves deeper into the meaning behind Pascal’s work and how it interacts with others in the space.
📍Experience it at the Gallery now through April 6.
Artwork: Sydney Frances Pascal, “Distance,” 2022, video, 6:00 min., Courtesy of the Artist
#IndigenousLanguagesDay
📸 detail from @shelby.smithh
closeup from install of “t̓iq i sts̓úqwaoz̓a - the salmon have arrived” @billreidgallery
tanned salmon skins, beads, woven net, casted cement salmon heads
#art #salmon #film
Overdue share of our time in Kuching and Kapit in November for the WEFT conference and longhouse visit for mordant ceremony.
#malaysia #kuching #kapit #river #weaving
Still feeling the excitement and joy from the opening of “We who have known tides: Indigenous Art from the Collection” at the Vancouver Art Gallery, curated by Camille Georgeson-Usher on Nov 5th.
So honoured to be part of it 🌊
Up until April 12th
Photo by Vancouver Art Gallery
@vanartgallery
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