Digital Constellations: Making Our Own Seat at the Table
Artists: Amanda Amour-Lynx, Samay Arcentales Cajas, Mel Compton, Nico La Liberté-Cozzens, Nishina Loft, Sheri Osden Nault, Thomas Robertson, Rihkee Strapp, Sydney Wreaks, Emily Wright
Canada | 2023
English | Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality
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Two Spirit Realities in Cyberspace
The sky world wishes for you to perceive orientation more expansively. The ancestors have been mapping the sky for thousands of years. The stars are responsible for being the time keepers for all life on Earth.
The spirit beings who reside in the sky lodge can be communicated with by following a simple set of instructions.
You may approach towards the pulse of energy at the center of the table. This is going snake-wise. You may leave the table with cautious motion, counter-snakewise to see what inhabits the fringes of the galaxy.
Digital Constellations Mentorship Program 2023
During the Summer of 2023, the Digital Constellations Mentorship program was launched by Amanda Amour-Lynx with the support of Indigenous Youth Roots. Its primary purpose was to create pathways for young people to advance into professional roles that are often limited by institutional privilege, education, and networking connections.
In five virtual workshop sessions led by Two Spirit cultural creators, artists, storytellers, curators and small business owners, the group learned about engaging with cultural institutions, including how to discuss, protect and conserve cultural objects, craft, and regalia, as well as how to talk about, protect and conserve these practices.
Cultural connection is potent when we share meals, stories, and craft at the table. This celestial space subverts the colonial gaze and heteropatriarchy, creating a hypersurreal landscape where Indigenous futurisms, dreams, and stories can exist.
Immersive audio by Free Lynxii and AKASOLEIL
The resulting augmented reality scene was created by participants of the program and the project's mentors.
Digital Constellations: Making Our Own Seat at the Table
was hosted at ImagineNative's INDIGITAL gallery space in October 2023 alongside innovative and contemporary Indigenous digital creators.
Cross-Platform Experiences: Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds, ImagineNative Festival INDigital Days, Toronto
Moderated by Melissa Johns
Panelists: Joshua Conrad, Amanda Amour Lynx, Casey Koyczan
INdigital Days Showcase, ImagineNative Festival 2023, Toronto
Moderated by Melissa Johns
Featured Panelists in image L to R: Danielle Boyer, ___, Meagan Byrne
