SAKAHKWAH! (Regarde!)
Christine Sioui Wawanoloath
-From October 6th to December 03rd 2023
Opening: October 6th at 17h
Christine Sioui Wawanoloath, Sakahkwah! (Regarde!), 2018. Courtesy of the artist.
In her 50 years of artistic practice, Christine Sioui Wawanoloath has accumulated a wealth of experience and knowledge. Through this exhibition and its four major themes, she invites us to discover a part of her accumulated experience with and to grasp the visual poetry of her revisited artworks as well as some presented for the first time.
To the east, Yändia'wich, the turtle, Mother Earth, symbolizes Oa'ta', the living being. She doesn't forget those who walked on her back before us, like Aataentsic, the woman who descended from the sky. A necklace is offered to her.
Duality is expressed in the west in Tëndih teyäa'tayeh, there are two bodies. It evokes the strength of the couple, whether human, entity or fantasy characters.
In the south, Satriho'tat! asks us to listen to the songs, the thunder, as well as ancestral voices. The imperative underlines the importance of culture for the artist and the legacy of the bearers of knowledge.
Ya'ndiyonhra' in the north leads us to the world of the spirit. This is the place of introspection that invites us to meet the spirits that create dreams, peace, and universes.
Christine Sioui Wawanoloath invites us to follow the thread of her imagination and the mythologies that inhabit it, through the poetry of images and words from her Wendat and Abenaki cultures. Sakahkwah! is an invitation to look beyond and let us hear the stories that are close to her heart, as she finds meaning through the arts every day.
"Images are poems composed of lines and color”.
-Christine Sioui Wawanoloath
Christine Sioui Wawanoloath, Sakahkwah! (Regarde!), 2018. Courtesy of the artist.
Photos: Vincent Drouin
Christine Sioui Wawanoloath is Wendat and Abénakis. Sioui is her father’s Wendat family name. It comes from Tse8ei "he or she who carries the light". But there may be other interpretations.
Wawanoloath is the Abenaki name of her mother's family. It comes from "Wawenorrowot" which means "fools the enemy."
She has worked in visual art and literature for over 40 years. She uses various techniques to create images: paint, ink, digital, collage and stamping. She also produces sculptures, puppets and masks by assemblage. She writes stories, articles, plays and poetry.
Visit the artist’s website
Wawanoloath is the Abenaki name of her mother's family. It comes from "Wawenorrowot" which means "fools the enemy."
She has worked in visual art and literature for over 40 years. She uses various techniques to create images: paint, ink, digital, collage and stamping. She also produces sculptures, puppets and masks by assemblage. She writes stories, articles, plays and poetry.
Visit the artist’s website
