Witnessing in Photography
Please join us online or in-person at the Aboriginal Gathering Place for an artist talk and Q&A with Kali Spitzer.
When
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Location
On Campus
Aboriginal Gathering Place, Emily Carr University
520 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5T 0H2
Online Attendance
Contact
Sydney Pickering | spickering@ecuad.caOpen to Public?
Yes
Kali Spitzer is a photographer living on the traditional unceded lands of the Tsleil-Waututh, Skxwú7mesh and Musqueam peoples. The work of Kali embraces the stories of contemporary BIPOC, Queer and trans bodies, creating representation that is self-determined. Kali’s collaborative process is informed by the desire to rewrite the visual histories of Indigenous bodies beyond a colonial lens. Kali is Kaska Dena from Daylu (Lower Post, British Columbia) on her father’s side. Kali’s father is a survivor of residential schools and Canadian genocide. On her Mother’s side, she is Jewish from Transylvania, Romania. Kali’s heritage deeply influences her work as she focuses on cultural revitalization through her art, whether in the medium of photography, ceramics, tanning hides or hunting.