ᐃᔨᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ / ᑕᑯᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ Ijilauqsimajugut / Takusimajugut (We were hidden / We are seen)

Where: SAW Gallery
When: 14:00-0:00

Curator: Aedan Corey

Artists:
Germaine Arnaktauyok, Aedan Corey, Lydia Jaypoody, Kablusiak, Malaya Kisa-Knickelbein, Taqialuq Nuna, Annie Pootoogook, Aghalingiak Ohokannoak, Jason Sikoak, Ningiukulu Teevee, Oviloo Tunnilie, James Ungalaq, Mark Kenneth Wood, Michael Yerxa and Yurak


Historically, the stories of Inuit do not shy from the taboo, the hidden, the parts of being that others whisper about. When did we begin to whisper, too? 

ᐃᔨᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ / ᑕᑯᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ (Ijilauqsimajugut/Takusimajugut / We Were Hidden/We Are Seen) seeks to voice the stories of the Inuit identities beyond the binary, contextualizing the changes within Inuit concepts of gender and sexuality, recognizing the history, acknowledging the impacts of rapid post-contact cultural shifting on queer Inuit identities.

Special thanks to the Indigenous Art Centre for their kind collaboration. The exhibition is funded in part by the Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse program of the Ontario Arts Council.


Kablusiak, North Mart (akunnirun kuupak series), courtesy of Norberg Hall




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