Images that capture the spirit of the aboriginal community, taken during Idle No More protests and other events, are gracing the walls of Neechi Commons in Winnipeg.
The installation by Michael Yellowwing Kannon features photos he took at hundreds of marches, rallies, vigils and powwows over a three-year period.
“I had to look through thousands of photographs and find out what’s the story that I really want to tell people, and that is basically how beautiful they are and what we’re becoming during these historic times, that we’re gathering and reforming and expressing ourselves,” he said Saturday.
It is the first professional photography show for Kannon, who is from the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation.
Kannon writes in his artist statement: “Come Grandchildren, let me show you the beauty of your ancestors.” #cbcmb pic.twitter.com/NWQv9kVzg1
— Jillian Taylor (@JillianLTaylor) October 11, 2014
He said he took the photos to post on social media, but he never dreamed they would become part of his first art show.
His images are being shown at Neechi Commons, along with pictures from local photographer John Paskievich, as part of the Flash Photographic Festival.
The festival runs throughout the month of October at more than 30 venues across Winnipeg.
