Katsitsionni Fox - Wampum/OTGOÄ Speaker Series
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Katsitsionni Fox | Wampum/OTGOÄ Speaker Series
Saturday, June 10th, 2023 | 1 PM
" When I'm making pots, I'm thinking all the way back to creation." ~ Katsitsionni Fox
Join us at the Seneca Art & Culture Center for a presentation of Katsitsionni’s work as a filmmaker and a ceramic artist.
Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk, Bear Clan), is a practicing artist, curator, filmmaker and educator, whose work draws inspiration from Haudenosaunee culture and history while investigating contemporary social and environmental issues. Her debut film was the award winning Ohero:kon - Under the Husk a 26-min documentary following the journey of two Mohawk girls as they take part in their traditional passage rites to becoming Mohawk Women. Her most recent film, Without a Whisper - Konnon:kwe is untold story of how Indigenous women influenced the early suffragists in their fight for freedom and equality. She is in production for Kanenon:we - Original Seeds a documentary following Indigenous women reclaiming their ancient role as seed keepers, regenerating, protecting and rematriating sacred and endangered heirloom seeds for the future generations.
As a ceramic artist, Katsitsionni is a part of a movement to revitalize the traditional craft of Haudenosaunee pottery, sharing teachings across tribes, nations and generations. Making “grandmother clay pots,” Katsitsionni incorporates her cultural practice of gratitude while cultivating the curiosity of a new generation of potters. She has built deep relationships with the clay: “If everybody was having that intention every day to be grateful and thankful and to acknowledge all of our relatives, this world would be a different place.” Her pottery has won many awards in juried art shows including Ganondagan's own Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show.
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