Chapter 19: Curatorial label for "Man with Snowmobile"

Episode 19 February 28, 2023 00:01:11
Chapter 19: Curatorial label for "Man with Snowmobile"
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Chapter 19: Curatorial label for "Man with Snowmobile"

Feb 28 2023 | 00:01:11

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This chapter is the text written by curator Sandra Dyck for Man with Snowmobile. It is a minute long. 

The Inuktitut syllabics read, in English: When the snowmobile first came up north, everyone thought they were mighty machines compared to a dog team. In this case it isn’t, the dog team is more reliable than the snowmobile

This humorous drawing, which depicts a forlorn Inuk man standing by his broken-down snowmobile, is one of ten by Kanginanak Pootoogook selected by curator Christine Macel to present at the Venice Biennale in 2017. Macel wrote of her exhibition, Viva Arte Viva, that it “seeks to convey a positive and prospective energy, which whilst focusing on young artists, rediscovers those passed away too soon or those who are still largely unknown despite the importance of their work.”  

Please move to the next stop. Turn right and follow the path for four and a half metres. The drawing is on your left. You are now moving back down the other side of the long stem of the “L.”

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Speaker 0 00:00:01 Chapter 19, curatorial label for Man with Snowmobile. This chapter is the text written by curator Sandra Dick, for man with snowmobile. It is a minute long. Speaker 1 00:00:13 The Inuk Tut lab read in English. When the snow mobile first came up north, everyone thought there were mighty machines compared to a dog team. In this case, it isn't. The dog team is more reliable than the snowmobile. This humorous drawing, which depicts a four Learn Enoch man standing by his broken down snowmobile is one of 10 by Kangu, selected by curator Christine Miel to present at the Venice. In 2017, Michelle wrote of her exhibition, Viva Arte Viva, that it seeks to convey a positive and prospective energy, which while focusing on young artists, rediscovered those passed away too soon, or those who are still largely unknown despite the importance of their work. Speaker 0 00:00:59 Please move to the next stop, turn, right, and follow the path for four and a half meters. The drawing is on your left. You are now moving back down the other side of the long stem of the l.

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