Honor the Earth: Impacted Nations: a traveling art show: Artists: Nadema Agard |
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One of four in the
Parfleche Visions Series, this piece is entitled Parfleche Visions of Eternal
Birthing and is indeed a symbol of heaven and earth. Parfleche is a format
that is traditionally done on rawhide by women of the Lakota and other Indigenous
Nations of the Great Plains of what we call Turtle Island. They are used to
record the cosmic truths or laws of the universe. The metallic colors represent
the minerals of the earth that are ravaged by mining and other destructive
and desecrating acts.
Together the four pieces represent a mutual respect and reciprocity between heaven and earth and all dualities. In addition, they embody balance and harmony which are symbolic of both a past and future positive alternative for environmental salvation. The invasion and destruction of our environment is a result of the lack
of mutual respect and reciprocity (for what you take you give in return).
The inspiration for this series and this particular piece are those basic
principles of survival manifested visually in these works. I consider making
this work as an act of resistance. |
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