Rande Cook Kwakwaka'wakw, b. 1977
Mungo Mouse, 2022
3D printed carbon fiber
35 1/2 x 24 x 13 inches
90.2 x 61 x 33 cm
90.2 x 61 x 33 cm
This is an experimental work and a highly unique piece that Rande Cook generated using a 3D printer. Cook took a scan of an old Mouse mask by the late...
This is an experimental work and a highly unique piece that Rande Cook generated using a 3D printer. Cook took a scan of an old Mouse mask by the late chief Mungo Martin that was missing its ears and created a new design that bestowed Martin's historic mask with Mickey Mouse ears. This imaginative fusion playfully combined a legend with pop culture and created a dialogue that transcended temporal and spatial boundaries.
Mungo Martin was an important carver, leader, and interpreter who worked with anthropologists in the 1940-50s recording songs and restoring and carving totem poles for UBC, MOA, and the Royal BC Museum. Martin worked most of his life to preserve as much ethnographic knowledge as possible before his passing in 1962. He has been an important figure for generations of Kwakwaka’wakw artists.
Mungo Martin was an important carver, leader, and interpreter who worked with anthropologists in the 1940-50s recording songs and restoring and carving totem poles for UBC, MOA, and the Royal BC Museum. Martin worked most of his life to preserve as much ethnographic knowledge as possible before his passing in 1962. He has been an important figure for generations of Kwakwaka’wakw artists.
Through this work, Rande continues in Martin's footsteps, preserving histories both past and present and representing the work of a mentor through the application of cutting edge media and technology.