SṈIDȻEȽ with Sarah Jim
Artists:
Sarah Jim
Dates:
Sunday, April 12, 2020, 1:00 pm
As part of Open Space's April-May 2020 series of livestreams from the land, online/on land, artist Sarah Jim will share a talk from SṈIDȻEȽ.
A note from Sarah
I will be giving insights about a place called SṈIDȻEȽ; a culturally significant place for the W̱SÁNEĆ people. Environmental restoration work will be discussed, why it is important, and how you can help. We will see what's in bloom down there and I will share my knowledge of the native plants I've grown to love. All of this knowledge has influenced my artwork, given me insights on who I am, and grounded me into W̱SÁNEĆ culture.
Sarah Jim is an emerging artist and a member of the W̱SÁNEĆ nation from the Tseycum village. She has received a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria and emulates her native plant knowledge through her artwork. Environmental restoration work has been her main source of inspiration since 2018 when she started working in SṈIDȻEȽ. Learning and working on the land has resulted in deep insights of how language, culture, traditional knowledge, and art are all intimately connected to the natural realm. Sarah's love for the outdoors and native plants continues to propel her in a direction that helps heal the community and herself through plant medicines, native foods, restoration work, and creating place-based artwork.