JORDAN BENNETT: KETU'ELMITA'JIK

In arriving at this installation, artist Jordan Bennett has researched Mi’kmaq objects from Nova Scotia’s Permanent Collection and other institutes of land, language, the act of visiting, and familial ties. In doing so, Bennett challenges colonial perceptions of Indigenous histories, stereotypes, and presence.
For this solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, titled Ketu'elmita'jik, Bennett has created a site-specific wall painting that responds to the architecture of the gallery space. Drawing influence from historical and pop cultural references, Bennett’s new composition, together with examples of recent work, has resulted in an immersive environment that (re)considers the institutional mechanisms through which Indigenous peoples and practices are often framed.
Ketu'elmita'jik - meaning “they want to go home” in the Mi’kmaq language - is the artist’s first solo exhibition in Nova Scotia and will involve an artist residency at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and be accompanied by a publication.

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