Sydney Frances Pascal | kw7íkwl̓acwmíntsinlhkan | i dream of you
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Mitchell Art Gallery 1110 104 Avenue (Room 11-121, Allard Hall), Edmonton, Alberta
Sydney Frances Pascal, “ n̓áskan nwálhen ninskúz7a (i am going to meet my daughter) [still],” 2023
digital video, sound (courtesy of the artist)
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 16th, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
kw7íkwl̓acwmíntsinlhkan | i dream of you brings together recent works by Sydney Frances Pascal that explore reconnection with family and culture through relationships with land, water, and language. Her featured work uses time-based media and animal hide to deftly balance loss and reclamation as she processes the intergenerational impacts of colonial child apprehension on her grandmother, mother, and family. Pascal creates work that immerses us in the ways that land-based practices support healing, reclaiming relationships, and affirming cultural identity.
Sydney Frances Pascal is a member of Líl̓wat nation. She is currently living and working on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
Her multi-disciplinary practice includes hide tanning, video, sound, and poetry. She uses her practice to tell her family’s story, speak about identity and what it is like navigating as a First Nations woman within a colonial society. Her work over the past few years is grounded by her continued connection to land-based material practices.