David G Perrett
02 dp Nous revons de canots volante-We Dream of Flying Canoes-lowres 2017
We Dream of Flying Canoes/ Nous rêvons de canots volants 2017
American Elm Tree, Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel, Phosphorescent Pigment, Silicone
10’ x 18’ x 10’
Collection of The City of Winnipeg/Festival Du Voyageur, Winnipeg, MB
“We Dream of Flying Canoes/Nous rêvons de canots volants” was carved from an American Elm Tree killed by Dutch Elm Disease. The form of a hand playing with a model canoe was selected as a gesture of play that can be attributable to either Eurocentric or Indigenous children. The Dodem (Clan Sigils) carved on the trunk of the tree are sourced from the “Selkirk Treaty of 1817” and serve as a permanent acknowledgment of the Indigenous claim to the ancestral lands on which the sculpture was erected. The sculpture was blessed at unveiling by Anishinaabe Elder Linda Blomme.
A video component is currently in progress, linked by QR to the sculpture plaque. A series of videos will present Indigenous and francophone stories involving flying canoes in their original language (where possible), as well as an Indigenous interpretation and opinion of the Selkirk Treaty by Niigaan Sinclair.
02 dp Nous revons de canots volante-We Dream of Flying Canoes-lowres 2017
We Dream of Flying Canoes/ Nous rêvons de canots volants 2017
American Elm Tree, Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel, Phosphorescent Pigment, Silicone
10’ x 18’ x 10’
Collection of The City of Winnipeg/Festival Du Voyageur, Winnipeg, MB
“We Dream of Flying Canoes/Nous rêvons de canots volants” was carved from an American Elm Tree killed by Dutch Elm Disease. The form of a hand playing with a model canoe was selected as a gesture of play that can be attributable to either Eurocentric or Indigenous children. The Dodem (Clan Sigils) carved on the trunk of the tree are sourced from the “Selkirk Treaty of 1817” and serve as a permanent acknowledgment of the Indigenous claim to the ancestral lands on which the sculpture was erected. The sculpture was blessed at unveiling by Anishinaabe Elder Linda Blomme.
A video component is currently in progress, linked by QR to the sculpture plaque. A series of videos will present Indigenous and francophone stories involving flying canoes in their original language (where possible), as well as an Indigenous interpretation and opinion of the Selkirk Treaty by Niigaan Sinclair.