Apiw (2020)
ARTIST
Peatr Thomas
Assisted by;
- Bram Keast
- Daniel Ross
- Jonato Dalayon
- Jospeh Pilapil
- Maison Smith
- Matea Radic
- Nadya Crossman
- Pink Panda
LOCATION
Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain
340 Provencher Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB
St. Boniface
Ground/ Parking lot
ABOUT / ARTIST STATEMENT
Apiw’ (Swampy Cree for “'I am home', or 'Is at home’) is designed and led by muralist and artist Peatr Thomas.
The star-shaped image in its centre is the symbol of the ‘spirit’ or a petroglyph recognized from Peatr’s mother’s homeland.
“The mural itself is centred around the 'spirit' symbol (petroglyph), which also looks like a star, stars also meaning spirits of lost ones in some Indigenous cultures. Our sun, being a star, is what I chose of how it is depicted, a rising sun/star/spirit, and red, representing Indigenous people's rising from years of oppression and reclaiming the land as we go.”
Intramural.e
Apiw’ was created as a part of a National Art Centre project; Grand Acts of Theatre – Intramural.e.