Kakiniit Hivonighijotaa: Inuit Embodied Practices & Meanings
Kakiniit Hivonighijotaa: Inuit Embodied Practices & Meanings
April 23—October 23, 2022
Curated by Aghalingiak (Zoe Ohokannoak) with the mentorship of Jocelyn Piirainen
WAG-Qaumajuq
Winnipeg, MB
Kakiniit Hivonighijotaa: Inuit Embodied Practices & Meanings is a new exhibition curated by Inuit Futures Ilinniaqtuk Aghalingiak (Zoe Ohokannoak) with the mentorship of Jocelyn Piirainen, Associate Curator of Inuit Art at WAG-Qaumajuq. Kakiniit – Inuit traditional tattoos – are a vital part of Inuit identity. The tattoos were once banned by missionaries, and only within the last decade have they seen a revitalization within the community.
Kakiniit Hivonighijotaa: Inuit Embodied Practices & Meanings explores Indigenous cultural reclamation and Inuit tradition and cultural identity through the process of Inuit tattooing and its connection to shamanism. Artworks for the exhibition were selected from the WAG’s extensive permanent collection of Inuit art and the Government of Nunavut Collection, on long-term loan to WAG-Qaumajuq.
The exhibition is produced in partnership with Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership: The Pilimmaksarniq/Pijariuqsarniq Project for the 22nd Inuit Studies Conference: Auviqsaqtut, taking place in Treaty 1 Territory June 19-22, 2022.
Learn more by visiting the WAG’s website.
Media
Jen Zoratti, “Body language,” Winnipeg Free Press, April 21, 2022.