Apatte’mat 2021
Neon sign
Apatte'mat, translated from Mi'kmaq to English means to win back from a significant loss. By building community, fostering care and loving deeply those who we've lost. This new installation of Npuinu at the Visual Art Center of Clarington's show "Bodies in Conflict" is dedicated to my Great Aunt Mary-Dale Haddad, who, without deep, open and caring conversations, I would not be making this work. She recently passed, and I think of her every day. She and the strong, resilient women in my family share so much with me, and changing my art-making path translated from Mi'kmaq to English is winning back from a significant loss. By building community, fostering care and loving deeply those who we've lost. This new installation of Npuinu at the Visual Art Center of Clarington's show "Bodies in Conflict" is dedicated to my Great Aunt Mary-Dale Haddad, who, without deep, open and caring conversations, I would not be making this work. She recently passed, and I think of her every day. She and the strong, resilient women in my family shared so much with me and changed my art-making path.
Photo curiosity of the Visual Art Centre of Clarington
