Kaie:ri Nikawera:ke (four directions) Jackson 2bearsMy friend Tanya Doody's partner, Jackson 2Bears, had his opening at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. I went to the opening and his piece was amazing. A drum in the middle of the room invites the viewer to interact with it. As one taps the drum the hollow sound beckons and fills the room with sounds and images of Jackson walking in 4 directions from the Gallery. The images are projected onto the drum and the faster you tap, the louder the sounds become and similiarly die down as the viewer stops interacting with the piece.
"Jackson 2bears creates an interactive and performable project that reflects on traditional Indigenous spirituality and its deep connection to the land and the natural environment. Drawing on Gregory Cajete’s Theory of Interconnectedness, in which the land is considered to be an extension of the body, 2bears explores the intertwining of consciousness and nature. Kaie:ri Nikawera:ke (four directions) takes orientation as its central theme, reflecting on the struggles of Indigenous communities to maintain their spiritual connection to Mother Earth in contemporary life." source: http://www.aggv.bc.ca/exhibitions+archive.aspx?year=-1&id=2117&decade=2000
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