Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik
essence of life
Audio tour
Length: 50 minutes
A unique experience celebrating Inuit cultural and artistic heritage!
ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik is a presentation of the MMFA’s Inuit art collection conceived in collaboration with Inuk artist and curator asinnajaq. It invites us to meditate on the rhythms of life that are particular to Canada’s circumpolar territories known together as Inuit Nunangat.
The audio tour offers detailed and evocative visual descriptions that make for a unique sensory experience. Featuring excerpts in Inuktitut, it includes accounts given by asinnajaq as well as those of artists and project collaborators, like graphic artist Thomassie Mangiok.
This audio tour was produced by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, in collaboration with Technoleads.
Summary
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Welcome
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
uummaqutik - essence of life
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Off to meet the mermaid
Mattiusi Iyaituk (1950-), Étienne Guay, Iqualuullamiluuq (First Mermaid) That Can Manoeuvre on the Land (Sidecar), 2016, caribou antler, metal, aluminum, wood, plastic. ᐊᕙᑕᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᕕᒃ, collection of Avataq Cultural Institute. © Avataq Cultural Institute. Photo, Marie-Christine Couture, 2018
Iqualuullamiluuq (First Mermaid) that can Maneuver on the land (side car)
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Next stop: Summer camp
Peter Sala (1900-1991), Untitled (Summer Camp), about 1967, whale vertebra, steatite, ivory, string, wood, caribou antler, MMFA, purchase, gift of L. Marguerite Vaughan. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Untitled (Summer Camp)
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
In search of the singing stones
Niap (1986-), Katajjausivallaat, the Cradled Rhythm, 2018, Brazilian steatite, wire, sound recordings, headphones, pedestals. MMFA, purchase, Dr. Francis J. Shepherd Bequest. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Katajjausivallaat, the Cradled Rhythm
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Into the warm glow
Couzyn van Heuvelen (1987-). Qulliq, 2024, glass. MMFA, purchase, the Museum Campaign 1988-1993 Fund. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Qulliq
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Further on, in the face of adversity
Makusi Pangutu Anauta (1939-2022), Untitled, 1978, steatite, collection of the Avataq Cultural Institute. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Untitled
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Meeting the extended family
Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona (1986-), Ilakka (My Extended Family), 2023, partially glazed clay, slip, painted decoration. MMFA, purchase, the Frothingham Bursary Fund. Photo MMFA, Julie Ciot
Ilakka (My Extended Family)
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Language made into art
Arnaoyok Alookee (1944-),Tenture, 1976, cotton rope, caribou antler, MMFA, purchase, J. Bartlett Morgan Fund. Photo MMFA,Jean-François Brière
Tenture
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
To the elevated area
Joe Talirunili (1906-1976), Untitled (Migration), 1964, steatite, sealskin, bone, synthetic sinew, paint, MMFA, gift of John G. McConnell. Photo MMFA, Christine Guest.
Untitled (Migration)
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
In search of wisdom
Lucassie Oqaituq (1921-?), Untitled (Old Woman Passing on Wisdom to Her Son), 1952, steatite, MMFA, purchase, William Gilman Cheney Bequest. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Untitled (Old Woman Passing on Wisdom to Her Son)
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Getting to the question
Ennutsiak (1896-1967), Untitled, 1949, steatite, MMFA, purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend Bequest. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Untitled (Men Wrestling)
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Next: Artworks on paper
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Artworks on paper
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Two sculptures
Ennutsiak (1896-1967), Untitled (Women Preparing Food), mid-1960s, basalt, ivory. MMFA, gift of the Museum of Inuit Art, Toronto. Photo MMFA, Christine Guest.
Untitled (Women Preparing Food)
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
On your way to Sapajuji (Protector)
Siku Allooloo (1986-), Sapajuji (Protector), 2021, wool, cotton, dye, sealskin, glass beads, pearls, abalone shell, caribou hide. MMFA, in process of acquisition. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Sapajuji
Photo MMFA, Thomassie Mangiok
Concluding the tour
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