Skeena Reece, Hold This, 2018 (BG6267 installation view, 2019). Photo: Rachel Topham Photography
Physical Description
- Medium
- 16 mm film, video
- Support
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- Object Description
- Skeena Reece’s video Hold This (2018) speaks to – and holds space for – a process of care in the face of loss due to colonial violence. The work documents the placing and retrieving of rings, bracelets, watches and glasses on an earthen altar outside a sweat lodge. These personal items are removed so they do not heat up and burn the skin during ceremonies, and are taken care of by the person tending the fire. The video emphasizes the continuance of community-based practices of care, respect and love that signal resilience and the failure of the colonial project.
History
- Collection
- Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery Permanent Collection
- Credit Line
- Purchased with support from the Morris and Helen Belkin Foundation and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery Acquisitions Fund, 2022
- Related Exhibitions
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