Re-creation of a Dream, negative 2A animation
Zachery Longboy
November 10, 2023
Creative Access Description
Black and white square format animated image of a Sayisi Dene man, photographed with his left side facing the camera. performing in a dimly lit room. The man has short dark hair and stands naked with his left arm outstretched, holding in his hand a flaming piece of paper. The flames cast a glow on the man's chest and a small flame dances in the air immediately above the paper. In the foreground there is a standing bundle of grass and flowers. In the background audience members mix with other performers including a man in a feathered mask and a woman in a sleeveless dress with long curly hair. Another bundle of grasses is positioned along with the white gallery wall, the shadow of an overhead spotlight, and a rectangular projection vaguely recognizable as an image of a prairie landscape. The flames have been animated to gently flicker and an audio track plays an excerpt of a 1970 speech by Queen Elizabeth II in The Pas, Manitoba to an Indigenous audience, wishing them well as they navigate the preservation of traditional culture while adopting the trappings of modern settler culture.Description
Original documentation of Re-Creation of a Dream animated by Zachery Longboy.Identifier
1992.0912 REC V002Extent
1 Hi-8 tape, 00:31:33Tape Number
92-009Language
Photographer
Merle AddisonArtist
Zachery LongboyEditor
Zachery LongboyRelated Object
Re-Creation of a Dream, negative 2A (Related)Related program
Re-Creation of a Dream (Related)In copyright. For uses outside of Fair Dealing please contact grunt gallery.