Skawennati - "Perspective as an urban Kanien’kehá:ka woman and a cyberpunk avatar"
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Saturday, August 12th, 2023 | 1 PM
Join us at the Seneca Art & Culture Center for an artist lecture by Skawennati on her work in the virtual space.
“All forms of Indigenous futurisms are narratives of biskaabiiyang, an Anishinaabemowin word connoting the process of ‘returning to ourselves,’ which involves discovering how personally one is affected by colonization, discarding the emotional and psychological baggage carried from its impact, and recovering ancestral traditions in order to adapt in our post-Native Apocalypse world,” ~ Skawennati
Skawennati (Mohawk, Turtle Clan) makes art that addresses history, the future, and change from her perspective as an urban Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman and as a cyberpunk avatar. Her early adoption of cyberspace as both a location and a medium for her practice has produced groundbreaking projects such as CyberPowWow and TimeTraveller™. She is best known for her machinimas—movies made in virtual environments—but also produces still images, textiles and sculpture. She is the Co-Director for Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace and Skins Workshops in Aboriginal Storytelling in Digital Media, as well as the Partnership Coordinator for the Initiative for Indigenous Futures.
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