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Visions of an Island

2016

Sky Hopinka

(Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, b. 1984)
Culture
America, Native North American, Northwest
Medium
HD video, stereo, color, 15:00 minutes
Credit Line
Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller 2025.160
Edition
AP2 from Edition of 3 + 2AP
Copyright
© Sky Hopinka, Courtesy of Broadway Gallery, LLC
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
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Saint Paul Island off the coast of Alaska is home to the Unangax̂, an Indigenous population and community.

Description

In Visions of an Island, Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, b. 1984) integrates three distinct elements: an Unangax̂ elder describing Saint Paul Island off the coast of Alaska, students learning the Unangam Tunuu language, and sequences of dream-like natural imagery. As the camera pans across rocky cliffs, rough waters, and weathered houses, we hear reflections on the capacities of language to represent the landscapes that we inhabit.
A horizontally oriented photograph is divided horizontally by a flat horizon. In the foreground, gray stones mottled with orange and black lichen create a textured mosaic, punctuated by tufts of green grass. In the middle ground, a large emerald hill slopes from the left, while a smaller mound rises in the distant right. Above, a pale, hazy sky fills the upper half of the frame, casting the scene in diffuse light.

Visions of an Island

2016

Sky Hopinka

(Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, b. 1984)
America, Native North American, Northwest

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