Skawennati : from SkyWorld to cyberspace / curated by Matthew Ryan Smith, Ph.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fragnito, Skawennati Tricia, artist.

Patten, James, author of foreword.

Contributor:

Smith, Matthew Ryan, 1983- writer of added commentary, organizer.

Cross, Wahsontiio, 1983- contributor.

Gregory, Helen, 1970- contributor.

Longboat, Maize, contributor.

McIntosh Art Gallery, host institution, publisher.

University of Waterloo. Art Gallery, host institution.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Fragnito, Skawennati Tricia--Exhibitions.

Fragnito, Skawennati Tricia.

Indigenous futurism--Exhibitions.

Indigenous futurism.

Avatars (Virtual reality)--Exhibitions.

Avatars (Virtual reality).

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

xii, 99 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

From SkyWorld to cyberspace

Place of Publication:

London, Ontario : McIntosh Gallery, [2019]

Language Note:

Text chiefly in English; some text in French.

Summary:

"In Skawennati's experience, the setting of the creation story, Sky World, has always been depicted as Terran, pre-contact, Iroquoia, with people living in wooden longhouses, wearing clothing made from animal hides, and using clay pots. Skawennati wants to imagine Sky World as another planet, a sustainable, peaceful, and technically-advanced society. Curated by Matthew Ryan Smith, the exhibition From Sky World to Cyberspace gathers a number of Skawennati's works which, together, trace a line from our place of origin somewhere in the heavens to the virtual realm, one of the newest territories on Earth. This line sometimes curves, sometimes becomes invisible, but along it are Onkwehonwe--Indigenous people--alive and kicking. These works are also a result of Skawennati's continuous investigation of cultural construction, contemporary Indigenous self-representation in cyberspace, and of our growing relationships with the digital world." Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / James Patten

Avant-propos / James Patten

Other places, outer spaces / Matthew Ryan Smith

Espaces et lieux inédits / Matthew Ryan Smith

The power of creation / Wahsontiio Cross

La force créatrice / Wahsontiio Cross

Facelights, screen capture, action! / Maize Longboat

Lumière sur les visages, capture vidéo, action! / Maize Longboat

The adventures of an avatar and her real girl / Helen Gregory

Les aventures d'un avatar et de sa vraie fille / Helen Gregory

Installations shots

List of works

Artist biography.

Notes:

Authors: Wahsontiio Cross, Helen Gregory, Maize Longboat, Matthew Ryan Smith.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Skawennati: From SkyWorld to Cyberspace, curated by Matthew Ryan Smith, and presented at McIntosh Gallery, Western University, from March 21 to April 27, 2019, and University of Waterloo Art Gallery, from September 12 to October 26, 2019.

Contains:

Container of: Fragnito, Skawennati Tricia. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9780771431326

0771431325

OCLC:

1122563592