Ieronwarotáhkwa

2023
CAIRA KARIHWENHÁ:WI NICHOLAS

This poster was part of the exhibition Mémoire de l’avenir (2023): an urban poster exhibition representing the works of established and emerging artists. 

This project was born from a desire to create connections between different generations of Quebec artists.

The exhibition, curated by Camille Larivée, was made up of 3 pairs, each comprising an emerging artist and an established artist. These encounters allow us to immerse ourselves in Quebec art, in our everyday lives, and to reflect on the progression of certain themes in today's artistic imagination.             

From July to September 2023, these posters were exhibited in the streets of Montréal · Tiohtià:ke on Publicité Sauvage’s palisades.

Emerging artist Caira Karihwenhá:wi Nicholas is part of this new generation of Kanien'kehá:ka artists who continue to honor the collective memories of her community and family. With the illustration Ieronwarotáhkwa, Caira educates and reminds Montrealers that this city was built on the unceded Kanien'kehá territory called Tiohtià:ke. Inspired by her family of many beadworkers, the word Tiohtià:ke is inscribed in the middle of a pink beaded heart, reminiscent of the traditional beaded medallions that are worn close to the heart, because love for the land will never be extinguished, just like the Kanien'kehá:ka language that Caira proudly speaks. Wa'tkwanonhwerá:ton ne Tiohtià:ke / Welcome to Montreal; with this work, Caira invites us to rethink our relationship with this land.

Poster dimensions: 24 × 36”. Paper: matte, 189 g/m², acid-free.
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