Clearly Indigenous Audio Exhibition
Bridging Two Worlds
Hello, I’m John Hedges, a security guard at the museum. I will be sharing the introduction to the “Bridging Two Worlds” section of Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.
Important works in the Contemporary Native Arts Movement have focused on the dichotomies of living in two worlds, balancing things that honor traditional cultures with things that conform to the mores of mainstream society. Glass artists also have explored the impacts of bridging these two worlds by reflecting on the differences between past and current-day tracks or markings on the landscape, recognizing the continuing symbolism of corn maidens, or juxtaposing a traditionally clothed Inuit child with a changing climate. The art in this section and in the Conversations Gallery at the bottom of the stairs provides pointed social commentary.