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Skawennati : welcome to the dreamhouse / edited by Wahsontiio Cross ; with contributions by Mojeanne Sarah Behzadi, Richard William Hill, Cheryl Sim.
Fine Arts Library N6549.F725 A4 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Skawennati (2025)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fragnito, Skawennati Tricia--Exhibitions.
- Fragnito, Skawennati Tricia.
- Indigenous futurism--Canada--Exhibitions.
- Indigenous futurism.
- Art, Canadian--21st century--Exhibitions.
- Art, Canadian.
- Mohawk art--21st century--Exhibitions.
- Mohawk art.
- Multimedia (Art)--Canada--Exhibitions.
- Multimedia (Art).
- Art and technology--Canada--Exhibitions.
- Art and technology.
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 135 pages : color illustratrions ; 28 cm.
- Other Title:
- Welcome to the dreamhouse
- Place of Publication:
- Ottawa, Ontario : National Gallery of Canada, [2025]
- Summary:
- "Skawennati's practice explores Indigenous futures through the lens of a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman and cyberpunk avatar, blending Hotinonshón:ni storytelling with digital media to create powerful, visionary narratives. Using machinimas and machinimagraphs (movies and still images made in virtual environments), sculpture, textiles and performance, she reimagines a world where Indigenous Peoples thrive. Her work transforms personal and communal hopes into new realities - spaces that empower, reclaim ways of being and challenge historical narratives. The most comprehensive book on her career to date, Skawennati: Welcome to the Dreamhouse features vibrant reproductions of key works alongside critical essays examining her impact. The title references notions of home, a child's dollhouse, and the longhouse - central to Hotinonshón:ni culture. The publication invites readers to explore a future where Indigenous Peoples lead and shape our collective worldview."--National Gallery of Canada Boutique description.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Jean-François Bélisle
- Introduction / Steven Loft, Michelle LaVallee
- Acknowledgements / Wahsontiio Cross, Skawennati
- Peace, power, playfulness women in the universe of Skawennati / Wahsontiio Cross
- The spirits of Skawennati's digital and material world / Cheryl Sim
- Plastic time and cyberpunk regalia / Mojeanne Sarah Behzadi
- When I think of the future: how Skawennati shifted the paradigm / Richard William Hill
- List of illustrations
- Additional works in the exhibition.
- Notes:
- Catalog of an exhibition presented at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, from May 30 to September 1, 2025.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Cited in:
- Indexed in the Native American Artists Resource Collection Online, Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, at the artist name level (July 4, 2025) https://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_Museum_ArgusNET_Final/Portal.aspx
- ISBN:
- 9781834150017
- 1834150019
- OCLC:
- 1517256230
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