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Episode 200: Art and the Spatial Logics of Colonialism — with Marianne Nicolson
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On this episode of Below the Radar, our host Am Johal speaks with Marianne Nicolson, an artist and activist of the Musgamakw Dzawada鈥檈nuxw First Nations.
They discuss ways that Marianne uses art practice to uphold Kwakwaka鈥檞akw philosophies and resist settler-colonial fictions about Indigenous peoples. Marianne describes how her work challenges the colonial practice of treating Indigenous artmaking traditions as resources to be extracted.
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About Our Guest
Marianne Nicolson
Marianne Nicolson is an artist activist of the Musgamakw Dzawada鈥檈nuxw First Nations.
The Musgamakw Dzawada鈥檈nuxw Nations are part of the Kwakwaka鈥檞akw (Kwak鈥檞ala speaking peoples) of the Pacific Northwest Coast. She is trained in both traditional Kwakwaka鈥檞akw forms and culture and contemporary gallery and museum-based practice.
Nicolson works as a Kwakwaka鈥檞akw cultural researcher and historian, as well as an advocate for Indigenous land rights. Her practice is multi-disciplinary encompassing photography, painting, carving, video, installation, monumental public art, writing and speaking. All her work is political in nature and seeks to uphold Kwakwaka鈥檞akw traditional philosophy and worldview through contemporary mediums and technology. Exhibitions include the 17th Biennale of Sydney, Australia; The Vancouver Art Gallery, The National Museum of the American Indian in New York, Nuit Blanche in Toronto, Ontario, Museum Arnhem, Netherlands and many others. Major monumental public artworks are situated in Vancouver International Airport, the Canadian Embassy in Amman, Jordan and the Canadian Embassy in Paris, France.
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Johal, Am. 鈥淎rt and the Spatial Logics of Colonialism with Marianne Nicolson.鈥 Below the Radar, 大象传媒鈥檚 Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, February 7, 2023. /vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/200-marianne-nicolson.html.
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