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On view at the WAG until spring 2020, and curated by Jaimie Isaac and Jocelyn Piirainen, the exhibition subsist<\/em><\/a> explores perspectives on the environment, globalization policies, and the seal hunt.<\/p>\n

Kayak is Inuktitut for Seal Hunting Boat <\/em>is a painting by Mark Igloliorte, an interdisciplinary and internationally renowned Inuk artist from Nunatsiavut, Labrador who teaches at Emily Carr University of Art & Design in Vancouver. A reproduction of this piece is currently on display in subsist.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to show how the origin and use of the word Kayak<\/em> has been skewed to the popular perception of the kayak as a simple tourist\u2019s watercraft.\u201d Mark says. \u201cI want the focus to shift back to seeing the kayak as a boat that\u2019s integral to Inuit ways of life. I was delighted to be part of subsist<\/em>, and by the inclusion of the harpoons and model kayaks from the WAG\u2019s collection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jaimie Isaac, WAG Curator of Indigenous and Contemporary Art, took it one step further by proposing to reproduce Mark\u2019s painting on a large vinyl panel as an evocation of an Internet meme.<\/p>\n

In the show, the United Nation\u2019s Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People<\/em> is displayed to highlight the right of Indigenous people to receive economic gain from their hunt. The show sheds light on how detrimental the international restrictions on the trade of seal products is to Inuit, and on the controversy of the seal hunt.<\/p>\n

In a second work by Mark, Seal Skin Neck Pillow,<\/em> the artist uses seal fur; the main material of his Inuit ancestors reimagined into a contemporary travel object that can cross international borders, as a response to the debate of international trade of seal skin products.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs someone with Indigenous heritage, seal hunting is part of Inuit culture and ancestry,\u201d Mark says. \u201cIf we are to have respect for Indigenous cultural practices, how does the international state of fur skin trading and its restrictions, respond to our culture, while under pressure from animal rights activists. There must be a more widely acknowledged global respect for our practices with seal skin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark hopes to challenge people to consider a broader, more holistic view where respect and protection of Indigenous practices exists with animal rights activism and changing ecosystems. \u201cIt\u2019s not a binary. It\u2019s not \u2018yes or no\u2019. There needs to be space for keeping the entire ecosystem in mind. The Indigenous holistic point of view can be a big part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

No matter your view on the seal hunt, subsist<\/em> gets us talking through the incredible power of art. This show is just one example of the diverse perspectives that come to light at the WAG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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