Film Screening and Talk with the
Directed and produced by Marcia Connolly
Saturday, March 16th at 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Admission by donation.
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Join us for a special screening of the film Ghost Noise (2010). This short documentary explores the world of Shuvinai Ashoona, a graphic artist whose meticulous sketches and drawings show her unique view of Inuit culture. The film mirrors the poetry found within Ashoona’s detailed drawings that deftly reflect personal experience, psychological perception, Inuit mythology and the arctic landscape. Connolly shows Ashoona at work in the Kinngait Studios where she has been working for over 15 years, and in the surrounding streets and landscapes of Kinngait (formerly known as Cape Dorset), a small hamlet in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. We discover what it means to the mischievous Ashoona to be an artist and how the source of her art in traditional Inuit culture is shot through with Western modernity.
This film is intended to complement our current exhibition, Inuit Drawings and Prints from the Collection of James J. Richardson, which includes drawings by Ashoona. Following the film, we will screen a pre-recorded conversation with the Director and Producer, Marcia Connolly. Snacks and drinks will be available to purchase. Available by donation. Limited seating is available so please RSVP to [email protected]. |