My aim in doing this solo exhibition was to raise awareness of the plight of the North American Natives as well as other indigenous peoples, addressing global issues and our fragile environment.
I intentionally made the video that went along with the artwork as a story to get my reasoning behind the other artwork in the exhibition clearer. I feel that its informative nature would educate people about the subject that is foreign to this country.
Ideas such as culture, indigenousness, nationality, race, class, and many more socially constructed representations of human beings that create differences between people, that is to say create ideas of ‘otherness’ among humanity, cause much of the conflict and suffering on the planet. These ideas divide human beings against each other and prevent us from achieving equality. We must abandon these ideas of differentiation among human beings and realise that we are all the same and need to help those in need who are the majority of people across the globe.
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