Tiffany Ayalik: Itqakaijuq / Tries to Remember

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Tiffany Ayalik, "Itqakaijuq / Tries to Remember," 2021

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Tiffany Ayalik, Itqakaijuq / Tries to Remember

Western Front is pleased to present Itqakaijuq / Tries to Remember, a multimedia performance by Tiffany Ayalik.

During her six-month residency at Western Front, Ayalik developed a new body of work revitalizing the songs of her Inuinnait ancestors and community. She studied a collection of songs that were transcribed, notated, and documented through wax cylinder recordings by the anthropologist Diamond Jenness during the 1913-18 Canadian Arctic Expedition, and worked with Inuinnait elders to further her understanding of the language. Using multi-channel audio and live vocal performance, she reinterpreted six songs as a new 30-minute composition. In collaboration with the artist T. Erin Gruber, who created projected images inspired by the changing seasons and the natural environment of the North, for Itqakaijuq / Tries to Remember Ayalik has created an affecting immersive environment. Through the work, Ayalik hopes to provide a possible pathway to embolden others to reclaim and relearn languages that could soon be lost. 

Itqakaijuq / Tries to Remember will be presented by Ayalik live over two days in Western Front’s Grand Luxe Hall. 

Location: Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Time: 7 & 9 p.m.

Admission: $15

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