Museum of Contemporary Circumpolar Art (MCCA)

“I had grown up idolising my grandfather Marc Tungilik who spent his life as a carver. His art mirrored his life and experiences depicting traditional themes and subjects. My life and experiences were quite a bit different than his, and I wanted my art to reflect that. The idea for manhole hunter was partially inspired by a poem by Mosha Folger where he describes homeless Inuit living in southern Canadian cities as floating away on slabs of concrete ice. The combining of traditional and contemporary materials and the juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary subject matter reflects my experience as a mixed heritage Inuk with one foot in the past and one in the present.” Jesse Tungilik 2012 Copyright for non-commercial use of images from artist with the invoice