Shashish|Anutshish : a virtual museum to explore past and present First Nations culture.

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Title of the work

"Vertigo". Ambient lamp for large spaces.

Kim Gabriel

By early childhood, Kim's talent for drawing was evident. She studied Interior Design at the Cégep de Trois-Rivières, with a marked interest in both arts and social studies. Around the year 2000, Kim learned traditional Abenaki sewing and ash basketry, renewing her relationship with her cultural heritage. Inspired by Aboriginal art, she gives it a contemporary twist in her work. Extremely dynamic and resourceful, Kim is looking for a lifelong project which will incorporate both social and artistic aspects.

Description

(2006) Ash, beads, vinyl, fabric, metal support, electric fixture. White birch Teueikan frame made by Paul Blacksmith.
Kim created a bold and grand ceremonial lamp using both ash and synthetic materials. Designed to ‘dress up' a room, this lamp is a successful merge of traditional and contemporary languages, a challenge the artisan had given herself upon starting the workshop. Despite the heterogeneous nature of the materials used, the thin ash laths, the translucent veil, and shimmering rectangular forms create a harmonious ensemble. Of Abékanis and Ilnu origin, Kim wished to celebrate this dual belonging by integrating a structural white birch hoop to her lamp, a shape associated with the sacred Ilnu drum. Paul Blacksmith, drum maker in Uashat, made this piece.