Couzyn van Heuvelen Inuk, b. 1987
Nitsik 12, 2019
Glass, aluminum, stainless steel
54 x 18 inches
137.2 x 45.7 cm
137.2 x 45.7 cm
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The creation of the fishing lures was partly prompted by van Heuvelen’s own memories of fishing in Iqaluit, as well as the variety of tall tales he has heard about...
The creation of the fishing lures was partly prompted by van Heuvelen’s own memories of fishing in Iqaluit, as well as the variety of tall tales he has heard about fishing. As stated by the artist: “Many people have these fishing stories, and they’re either about catching this enormous fish, or seeing a creature that completely changed your idea of the scale at which animals exist.” The aim of the lures, like the rest of his art, is to have viewers shift their perspectives.
Exhibitions
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, 2021Arctic/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