Thank you Emily Pothast for this thoughtful/beautiful write-up in Seattle’s weekly publication, The
Thank you Emily Pothast for this thoughtful/beautiful write-up in Seattle’s weekly publication, The Stranger.Read here:www.thestranger.com/visual-art/2018/05/09/26134705/demian-dineyazhi-mines-a-toxic-history-“There are two pieces in the current exhibition by Demian DinéYazhi’ at the Henry Art Gallery that address this ongoing history head-on. The first is “in beauty it is restored”, a circular neon sign that glows like uranium but also reflects the balance of Navajo cosmology and the power of ceremony to make things whole again. The second is “Hey Jolene”, a visual poem projected from an analog slide projector onto a billboard-shaped screen. Its text extends the metaphor of toxic phosphorescence to the warm glow of an alcohol-soaked liver. Unlike many of the artist’s pieces, which pair texts with family photos and images of landscapes, the background behind these words is crimson.‘I use red a lot as a way to maintain an indigenous aesthetic,’ says DinéYazhi’. ‘This is actually my finger pressing against the camera lens pointed toward the sun.’" -- source link
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