Among All These Tundras

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Marja Helander, "Birds in the Earth," 2018

video still. Courtesy of the artist.

Among All These Tundras

Artists: asinnajaq, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Carola Grahn, Marja Helander, Kablusiak, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Joar Nango, Taqralik Partridge, Barry Pottle, Inuuteq Storch, Couzyn van Heuvelen, and Allison Akootchook WardenCurated by Heather Igloliorte, Amy Prouty, and Charissa von Harringa

Opening reception: Friday 31 May, 6-10pm, all welcome

Performance beginning at 7:30pm: siku/siku by Allison Akootchook Warden

Among All These Tundras, a title taken from the poem ‘My Home is in My Heart’ by famed Sámi writer Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, features contemporary art by Indigenous artists from around the circumpolar world. Together, their works politically and poetically express current Arctic concerns towards land, language, sovereignty, and resurgence. Artists from throughout the circumpolar north share kinship with each other and their ancestors, love for their homelands, and respect for the land and its inhabitants.

Among All These Tundras Artist Exhibition Tour & Talk Saturday 1 June, 1-2:30pm, free

Join us for a tour with Among All These Tundras artists Kablusiak, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Barry Pottle, Inuuteq Storch, Couzyn van Heuvelen, and Allison Akootchook Warden as they discuss their work in the exhibition.

Among All These Tundras, a title taken from the poem ‘My Home is in My Heart’ by famed Sámi writer Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, features contemporary art by Indigenous artists from around the circumpolar world. Together, their works politically and poetically express current Arctic concerns towards land, language, sovereignty, and resurgence. Read more

Registration recommended

Artist Talk with Kablusiak

Friday 9 August, 6:30-7:30pm, free

In conjunction with the exhibition of their work in both the Project Space and Among All These Tundras, Kablusiak will discuss Qiniqtuaq, and their artistic practice as a whole. Kablusiak’s work explores the multilayered effects of Inuit diaspora, and invites a reconsideration of the perceptions of contemporary Indigeneity.

Among All These Tundras continues until 30 August, and the upcoming exhibition Qiniqtuaq by Kablusiak opens in the Project Space on 29 July, through 20 October.

Registration recommended

Balancing Art and Political Statements in Artistic Practice: Artist Talk with Marja Helander

Friday 23 August, 6:30-7:30pm, free

Join Sámi photographer, filmmaker, video and visual artist, Marja Helander as she discusses Indigenous rights and environmental issues in her creative practice, and in her work in Among All These Tundras.

Helander's practice is based in her Sámi roots- the indigenous people of Northern Scandinavia and Russia. Traditionally Sámi people have lived by reindeer herding, hunting and fishing. In her work, Helander studies the conflict between modern society and the traditional Sámi way of life. She focuses on post-colonial questions, particularly how the mining industry is conquering the Sámi land, and what kind of marks these industries leave on the land. Read more

Registration recommended