School of the Arts

York-Queen’s art project combines VR with Anishinaabe philosophy to explore water’s hidden depths

Created by York media artist Mary Bunch, alongside Queen’s interdisciplinary artist Dolleen Tiswaii’ashii Manning, the project combines virtual reality (VR) technology with Anishinaabe philosophy to create an immersive 3D experience where viewers can explore different planets made from microscopic images of water - and contemplate the unseen life within it. “In a single drop of […]

Beads of change

An intricate beadwork of vibrant blues, brown and green depicts an Arctic shoreline, stretching from the sky down to icy hills and out to the sea, wrapped within a round border of caribou hair. The artwork is personal to award-winning Inuk artist and York University adjunct professor Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, who crafted the scene to resemble […]