Ecology, landscape, ideas of the North, the daily lives of Indigenous people, religion, and apocalyptic language come together in this epic work. In 2010, the artist hand routed text from the Book of Revelation on a huge rectangular cedar sign that he transported from Vancouver to Tuktoyaktuk in Canada and set upon the frozen ice of the Northwest Passage. Schmidt hoped that, once the season changed, the sign would float warning of the potential disaster should the North become the site of massive oil and natural gas extraction. Schmidt videotaped the sign’s installation and his return the following year, when he conducted a massive sea and air search to find the marker. He was unsuccessful. All that remains is a photograph, video, and watercolors.
Jul 20, 2014
A new biennial exhibition series that explores contemporary art from Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego July 20, 2014 – January 11, 2015 Opening Festivities July 17-19 SITElines: ... view exhibition