Chinook Jargon in the news: Sky Hopinka exhibit thru May 26 in Seattle
An artist who we’ve seen use Chinook Jargon in his work does it again…
This is in Sky Hopinka’s current solo show in Seattle.
Image credit: The Stranger
From the Seattle Stranger:
[opening] WEDNESDAY 2/28
Sky Hopinka: Subterranean Ceremonies
(VISUAL ART) Sky Hopinka, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, descendant of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño people, and 2022 MacArthur Foundation grant awardee, blends English and “Indigenous dialects such as Chinuk Wawa, a revived Chinookan creole of the Pacific Northwest” in his ground-quaking works, which often layer elements of poetry, prose, and image to think carefully about language as a strong cultural force. I was honored to write about Hopinka’s work back in 2019, so this solo exhibition—the artist’s first in the Pacific Northwest—feels especially exciting. Subterranean Ceremonies includes four recent films and new photographs that “focus on personal and political notions of Indigenous homeland,” inspired by transitory landscapes and Hopinka’s own wanderings. (Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Wed-Sun 11 am-5 pm, free) LINDSAY COSTELLO
łátwa nánich! Go see it!
