Photo: courtesy of the artist & Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver
Alutiiq artist Tanya Lukin Linklater’s practice takes the form of a vast exploration of the concept of perseverance: she brings to light the ways in which Indigenous knowledge, history, and structures have been maintained and nurtured despite systemic erasure by the colonial enterprise. The body — particularly one that has survived resource extraction and cultural dispossession — is central to her work, which is articulated around various expressions and strategies of embodiment. Her works, often performative, are concerned with the processes of repair, relearning, and transmission of Indigenous practices, expertise, and culture.
