The Suitcase: Intergenerational He
aling through Traces of the Past
By Lyana Patrick
& Ashli Akins
Join us for a short talk about our n
ew Lobby Gallery exhibition by Liu Scholars Lyana Patrick & Ashli Akins\, f
ollowed by a reception. Refreshments (food & non-alcoholic beverages) will
be served. All are welcome.
Please download The Suitcase poster.
When: Janu
ary 13\, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Venue: The Lobby Gallery\, L
iu Institute for Global Issues
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Exhibit Dates: December 8\, 2016 - January 31\, 2017
After L yana's Gramma Aloo (gramma “mom” in Carrier) passed away\, her parents gave her a suitcase containing materials she had used to make moccasins\, glove s\, and other items. Lyana couldn't bear to look in the suitcase when they gave it to her\, but finally opened it for the first time last summer - sev eral years later. The suitcase contained hundreds of paper cut-outs of hand s and feet. Lots of caribou cut-outs (Gramma Aloo's clan). Tubes of beads. These cutouts represented the day-to-day life of a Carrier (Dakelh) woman f rom 1948 to 1998 (the period represented by the items) - her favourite Earl Grey tea boxes\, cereal boxes\, advertisements\, a government cheque\, eve n her son's exercise book from residential school.
This exhibit takes us on a journey through Gramma Aloo's life\, and in doing so\, has acted a s a piece of Lyana's healing journey as she learns more about her grandma's life story. The multi-media exhibit includes photographs\, cardboard cutou ts\, explorations of the exhibit's themes of intergenerational healing and reconciliation through the written word\, and an invitation for the viewer to actively respond.
Biographies:
Lyan a Patrick is a member of the Stellat’en First Nation of the Carrie r Nation in British Columbia. Lyana is a PhD candidate in UBC’s School of C ommunity & Regional Planning\, where she explores her interests in governan ce\, history\, health\, and storytelling. She bridges the gaps between heal th\, planning\, and education through decolonizing research methodologies\, Indigenous planning\, transformation of pedagogical approaches in planning education\, and the critical ways in which health and healing intersect wi th planning.
Ashli Akins is a PhD student at UBC’s I nterdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program\, combining the disciplines of la w\, anthropology\, First Nations & Endangered Languages\, and environmental studies to explore the role of arts to reclaim voice for historically marg inalized populations. Her background lies in international development\, NG O management\, arts-based approaches to conflict resolution\, and internati onal human rights. She is an avid photographer\, and has photographed and e xhibited around the world.
Lyana and Ashli met throu gh their shared interest in intergenerational memory\, and the power they s ee in art to palatably convey the themes of collective memory\, intergenera tional knowledge transmission\, and intergenerational storytelling in ways that are not exclusive to academic audiences\, but instead that reach the h earts of community members in ways that provoke dialogue and inspire questi ons. Both Lyana and Ashli are Liu Scholars at the Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Public Scholars in UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative\, and recipien ts of the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Lyana and Ashli a re co-curators and writers of the exhibit. Ashli is the exhibit photographe r and Lyana is the poet\, sharing some of her written words throughout.
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