Nadia Myre is a visual artist from Quebec and an Algonquin member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation. For over a decade, her multi-disciplinary practice has been inspired by participant involvement as well as recurring themes of identity, language, longing and loss. Myre is a graduate from Camosun College (1995), Emily Carr (1997), and Concordia University (MFA, 2002), and a recipient of numerous grants and awards, notably: Sobey Art Award (2014), Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Les Elles de l’art for the Conseil des arts de Montréal (2011), Quebec Arts Council’s Prix à la création artistique pour la région des Laurentides (2009), and a Fellowship from the Eiteljorg Museum (2003).
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Artwork description
The artwork is based on a reproduction of the Great Peace of Montreal treaty, which features the effigies used as signatures by the various representatives of the Indigenous nations. Originally small line drawings, these effigies have become the filiform bronze shapes that constitute the sculpture. They represent human and animal silhouettes, as well as objects and places such as a pipe or a quarry.
The work is composed of four sets of bronze sculptures arranged lengthwise across the site, creating an open, airy space that invites exploration and pedestrian strolling. One of the sculptural groupings, which playfully layers the figures, evokes gathering and a sense of community. The effigies in the work were chosen both for their historical importance and for their visual richness.