Mar 30, 2015
Keesic Douglas is an Ojibway artist from the Mnjikaning First Nation in central Ontario, Canada. He specializes in the mediums of photography and video. The artist navigates through the constructed image of “Indian” with a mixed media installation that includes documentation of performing. He went on a canoe voyage up the Humber River to the Hudson Bay Company (HBC) store. Upon destination Douglas attempts to trade the famous HBC blanket for the return of his great grandfather’s pelts. His act parodies the fur trade in Canada, a history that led to the exploration of the country and the formation of the oldest Canadian company but at the destruction and expense of First Nations cultures.
http://keesic.com/gallery/
