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ᐸᑯᓀ ᑭᓯᐠ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐸᐧᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ | PAKONE KISIK OHCHI PWATAMOWIN | A DREAM FROM THE HOLE IN THE SKY


  • FLUX Media Gallery 1524 Pandora Avenue Victoria, BC, V8R 1A8 Canada (map)

November 23 - January 27

An exploration of nêhiyaw cosmology and worldview through star constellation stories and knowledge from nêhiyaw(Cree)/British/German filmmaker Eli Hirtle. Inspired and informed by nêhiyawêwin (Cree language) teacher Reuben Quinn and Ininew astronomer Wilfred Buck, a dream from the hole in the sky translates Hirtle's own observations of the night sky into works representing pakone kisik (the hole in the sky), also known as known as the Pleidas or the Seven Sisters-- a significant constellation for nêhiyawak (Cree people). 

This exhibition is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Capital Regional District, the province of BC, and the BC Arts Council.

More information about the project can be found here.

Earlier Event: November 17
Handmade and Analogue Workshop