“Haida Now” at Museum of Vancouver documentary video collaboration
The Making Culture Lab and students of Moving Images (IAT344) were honoured to collaborate with Kwiaahwah Jones and Viviane Gosselin on the production of seven short documentaries for inclusion in the ground breaking exhibition Haida Now: A Visual Feast of Innovation and Tradition, opening March 16th 2018 at the Museum of Vancouver. See all of our videos here.
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The Museum of Vancouver (MOV), in partnership with Haida Gwaii Museum, presents a visual feast of innovation and tradition with new exhibition, Haida Now, on display from March 16, 2018 to June 15, 2019. Guest curated by Haida CuratorKwiaahwah Jones in collaboration with Viviane Gosselin, Co-curator and Director of Collections & Exhibitions at MOV, this exhibition features an unparalleled collection of Haida art boasting more than 450 works created as early as 1890.
Local Haida Artists will share their insights and knowledge about the art pieces, providing visitors with the opportunity to experience a powerful way to engage with the worldview and sensibility of the Haida people while gaining greater appreciation for the role museums can play in the reconciliation movement.
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Films made at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology are:
Woven Beauty: Isabel Rorick and Merle Williams (2017) 4’10”
Made By:
Sumeet Kaur Anand
Joyce Caroline Aquino
Minsi Chen
Mentored by: Kate Hennessy & Aynur Kadir
Rise of the Guardians: Miles Richardson (2017) 4’01”
Made By:
Jin Du
Dawn Li
Salathiel Wells
Quinn MacDonald
Mentored by: Kate Hennessy & Aynur Kadir
Kwiaahwah Jones (2017) 4’03”
Made By:
Mike Hofer
Jessica Fan
Mentored by: Kate Hennessy & Aynur Kadir
The Lattimer Legacy (2017) 4’55”
Made By:
Alex Fung
Eric Cheng
Gordon Huang
Mentored by: Kate Hennessy & Aynur Kadir
Our Past Builds Our Future: Latash-Maurice Nahanee & Bill Angelbeck (2017) 3’58”
Made By:
David Yeung
Ricky Chen
Snow Liu
Wendy Parng
Mentored by: Kate Hennessy & Aynur Kadir
Corey Bulpitt (2017) 7’01”
Made By:
Yu-Chieh Tseng
Brandon Matthew Hoare
Bohan Li
Mengran Song
Mentored by: Kate Hennessy & Aynur Kadir
Evelyn Vanderhoop & Jim Hart (2018) 13’28”
Made By:
Aynur Kadir
Reese Muntean
Jay Tseng
Brandon Hoare
Mike Hofer
Mentored by: Kate Hennessy & Aynur Kadir