In a video interview that was conducted in the lead up to this exhibition, Yahgulanaas said “I approach the making of artwork with an eye to making space for people to participate. Everybody is welcomed.” This ethos of inclusivity is borne out through the variety of materials, references and imagery present in Making Mischief, and the hybridity of forms becomes its own visual language. Copper-leafed and painted auto parts, collages built on discarded exhibition trays and paintings on ledgers and museum letterhead, are all unified through the simplicity of form that lies at the core of Haida iconography. By combining the elemental nature of shapes that defined thousands of years of creative output on the West Coast with contemporary Asian and European influences, Yahgulanaas is encouraging a space between the object and the viewer where appreciation can happen.
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