In preparation of our event on December 5th, we wanted to share an piece to think with, as we come together to share our inquiries with paint.
When thinking about the liveliness of materials; particularly the complexities and comparisons between paint and it’s sentient counterparts, it seems only natural that our relations with paint would also stem from dark and troubling histories.
As Yahlnaaw mentioned in her workshop, “MaahlGa Sdiihlga GawGa – “Returning Missing Seeds”: Reclaiming Indigenous Power Structures”;
“Different methods were used to colonize; thus different methods need to be used to de-colonize.”
How do we use paint to think critically about art history; both past, present and future? What is our responsibility in being with paint? What stories are we choosing to tell in our journeys with paint? What narratives do we choose to perpetuate? What values do we uphold? Who has access to the creation and dissemination of art and artistic expression? Why?