In From
Skyworld
to
Cyberspace,
artist
Skawennati
(Mohawk,
turtle
clan)
traces
a
line
from
our
place
of
origin
somewhere
in
the
heavens
to
the
virtual
realm,
one
of
the
newest
territories
on
Earth.
Investigating
concepts
of
time
and
self,
Skawennati
engages
various
mechanisms
of
gaming
and
play,
interweaving
traditional
Mohawk
stories
and
ritual
objects
with
new
technologies
and
processes
through
representations
of
avatars,
most
notably
her
online
persona,
which
she
has
maintained
for
over
a
decade
in
the
virtual
world,
Second
Life. From
Skyworld
to
Cyberspace is
a
result
of
Skawennati’s
continuing
investigation
of
cultural
construction,
contemporary
Indigenous
self-representation
in
cyberspace,
and
of
our
relationships
with
the
digital
world.
There
will
be
an
artist
presentation
on Friday
September
13,
12:00–1:00
pm
in
East
Campus
Hall
room
1219.
From
Skyworld
to
Cyberspace
is
curated
by
Matthew
Ryan
Smith
and
circulated
by
McIntosh
Gallery,
Western
University.
McIntosh
Gallery
acknowledges
the
support
of
the
Canada
Council
for
the
Arts
and the
Ontario
Arts
Council.
Exhibitions
are
free
and
open
to
the
public
The
exhibition
continues
at
UWAG
from
September
12
to
October
26,
2019.
Image
credit: Skawennati, She
Falls
for
Ages (still),
2017,
21
min.,
Machinima
HD
Video,
English,
16:9
aspect,
Edition
2
of
6.
Collection
of
the
artist.
Image
courtesy
of
the
artist
and
ELLEPHANT,
Montreal.