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The Armory Show: Javits Center, 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001

Past exhibition
8 - 10 September 2023
Couzyn van Heuvelen, Avataq, 2016
Couzyn van Heuvelen, Avataq, 2016
Couzyn van Heuvelen, Avataq, 2016 Installation view
Couzyn van Heuvelen, Avataq, 2016 Photo: Roger Smith.

Couzyn van Heuvelen Inuk, b. 1987

Avataq, 2016
Screen printed mylar, ribbon, aluminum, helium
36 x 30 x 16 inches
91.4 x 76.2 x 40.6 cm
$ 500.00
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Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Beau Dick, Inuit Weather Mask, 2015
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Beau Dick, Inuit Weather Mask, 2015
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Beau Dick, Inuit Weather Mask, 2015
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Beau Dick, Inuit Weather Mask, 2015
Avataq is part of a series exploring hybrid objects. This work reimagines the avataq; a traditional float made from one full sealskin that has been inflated with air, plugged, and...
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Avataq is part of a series exploring hybrid objects. This work reimagines the avataq; a traditional float made from one full sealskin that has been inflated with air, plugged, and tied off. The avataq is an important tool used in conjunction with a harpoon in traditional Inuit hunting practices, allowing hunters to track and tire marine animals in order to catch them. The work relies on the shared similarities of the avataq and foil balloon to also bring together the connotations both objects carry. The work becomes a means to call attention to a location or event by taking an inviting and accessible form, and a way to celebrate Inuit culture and traditions.
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Exhibitions

Arctic/Amazon: Networks of Global Indigeneity, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, On, Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2022; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, May 11, - Sept 17, 2023

BAIT, Artspace, Peterborough, ON, Sept 13 - Oct 19, 2019; grunt gallery, Vancouver, BC, Jan 10 - Feb 22, 2020; SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art, Montreal, QC, Mar 21 - May 23, 2020; Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB, June 1 - July 6, 2021

Getting Under Our Skin, Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph ON, May 10 - Sept 5, 2018
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