Way Home

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

David Neel was an infant when his father, a traditional Kwakiutl artist, returned to the ancestors, triggering a series of events that would separate David from his homeland and its rich cultural traditions for twenty-five years. Drawing on memories, legends, and his own art and portrait photography, David Neel recounts his struggle to reconnect with his culture after decades of separation and a childhood marred by trauma and abuse. He returned to the Pacific Coast in 1987, where he apprenticed with master carvers from his father's village.The art of his ancestors and the teachings of the people he met helped make up for the lost years and fuelled his creativity. His career as a multimedia artist also gave him the opportunity to meet and photograph leading artists, knowledgeable elders, and prominent people from around the world. The Way Home is an uplifting tale that affirms the healing power of returning home. It is also a testament to the strength of the human spirit to overcome great obstacles, and to the power and endurance of Indigenous culture and art.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-01
Mått:203 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt:810 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774890410
Utmärkelser:Short-listed for Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, The Writers' Trust of Canada 2020 (Canada)

Utforska kategorier

Fotografisamlingar inom Kultur
Arkitekter och arkitektfirmor inom Kultur
Konsthistoria inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

David A. Neel, carver, jeweller, painter, printmaker, writer, and photographer, comes from a family of traditional Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw artists, including Dave Neel Sr., Ellen Neel, Mungo Martin, and Charlie James. In addition to apprenticing with carvers in Alert Bay, he received training in writing and photography from the University of Kansas and Mount Royal College in Alberta. He is the author of Our Chiefs and Elders: Words and Photographs of Native Leaders (1992) and The Great Canoes: Reviving a Northwest Coast Tradition (1995). He is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw traditional art and culture.

Recensioner i media

The Way Home is filled with portrait photography that conveys stories that cannot be told by words alone. In this image-filled memoir we are also invited into Neel's creative journey through his descriptions and photos of his own carved masks and his precious metal jewelry. - Latash-Maurice Nahanee (BCBookLook) "A spellbinding memoir with universal reach … beautifully told and illustrated … Neel's memoir is written with the same calm mastery he brings to all his art. This　is a wise, eloquent, and deeply moving book." — 2020 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction jury (Helen Knott, Sandra Martin, and Ronald Wright)- Helen Knott, Sandra Martin, and Ronald Wright (Hillary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction jury)

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Carolyn Butler-PalmerPreface1 Beginnings: Far from Home2 Photography: Transformation3 Masks: HomecomingInterlude: Paintings4 Lessons: Chiefs and EldersInterlude: Prints5 Resurgence: The Great CanoesInterlude: Jewellery6 Home Again: Coming Full Circle