Oraison/Orison, 1-7 2014
One of originally seven large aluminum plates on which are mounted the digitized images of the reverse
side of Indian Act. Red thread unites them, recalling the link between all things. Seven—for the seven sacred teachings whose principles focus on harmony rather than individualism. Or for the generations before and after us. On these black plates that melt into the surrounding space, white thread materializes the beaders’ impassive gestures. The marks are the signs of a primordial language, of words yet unspoken. It lets out an orchestrated whisper of voices chanting the scars’ written secrets. They are the sound and breath needed to exult.
Oraison/Orison, 1-7 2014
One of originally seven large aluminum plates on which are mounted the digitized images of the reverse
side of Indian Act. Red thread unites them, recalling the link between all things. Seven—for the seven sacred teachings whose principles focus on harmony rather than individualism. Or for the generations before and after us. On these black plates that melt into the surrounding space, white thread materializes the beaders’ impassive gestures. The marks are the signs of a primordial language, of words yet unspoken. It lets out an orchestrated whisper of voices chanting the scars’ written secrets. They are the sound and breath needed to exult.