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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_column_text]Have you heard about this? A group of 25\u00a0students from Iguarsivik School have not only won an Initiative Prize, one of the Essor Recognition Awards categories, but their artworks are also on exhibit at Quebec City\u2019s Mus\u00e9e national des beaux-arts du Qu\u00e9bec <\/em>(MNBAQ) until June\u00a024, 2024.<\/p>\n

We met with a few of the key players in this project in order to tell you about it. Now discover these artworks for yourself, and hear what the students have to say about them.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”white” style=”dashed” border_width=”4″ el_width=”60″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_column_text]Students Connie Ittukallak (Puvirnituq) and Velesie Adams (Ivijivik) are sitting in a quiet corner in the museum. On my computer screen, a journalist is asking them, \u201cBut how can there be inspiration in a garbage dump?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause it\u2019s so rich!\u201d Connie answers without a moment\u2019s hesitation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_column_text]She explains how all the things that are thrown away there end up being like the village archives. Some things are from another time, others could still be reused; you never know what you may come across. Still other things are strikingly beautiful\u2026 certain materials that elicit a real esthetic response, such as rust on metal with its many colours and textures\u2026 These all contributed to the inspiration for some of the students\u2019 photographs.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the dump is also the source of unseen toxic emissions. \u201cThere has to be some better way to look after all that waste!\u201d Connie exclaims.<\/p>\n

In the art class taught by Nathalie Claude, climate change and pollution gradually became an important concern for the students. These problems form a central theme in their artistic experimentations, and they express them through performance, music, visual arts and photography.<\/p>\n

In Nunavik, the effects of climate change are felt every day. \u201cOur way of life used to exist in harmony with the environment. Nowadays, it\u2019s hard to know what is going to happen next, especially for the hunters. The weather is so unpredictable\u2026\u201d says Connie, speaking to a group gathered for an event organized by the MNBAQ in March\u00a02024 to showcase the Tarratuutiq\u00a0|\u00a0Taima<\/em> exhibit.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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I\u2019m very proud of this project and to have this chance to talk about what is happening in our little village [\u2026] I\u2019m very honoured [\u2026] to have a place to talk about it, because there are not many places where we can be heard when we want to express our concerns about the problems in our village.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/div>\n

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Connie says she was surprised at the project\u2019s capacity to engage people\u2019s interest. \u201cIt brought together so many of the people in our village. Some participated that I had not expected to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like the Inuit themselves, the artworks created by the students of Iguarsivik School have inhabited the land. They will continue to do so as, during the coming months, they will travel around visiting other villages in Nunavik.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the MNBAQ exhibit Tarratuutiq | Taima<\/em> \u2794<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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