Regeneration – Amanda Fayant Workshop Indigenous (Cree) Medicine Whee
Artyčok.tv would like to invite you to a workshop prepared by artist Amanda Fayant under the name Indigenous (Cree) Medicine Wheel.
- Date
- 22 March 2024
- Location
- knihovna AVU U Akademie 4, Praha 7
The workshop is about the Indigenous (Cree) Medicine Wheel and will involve learning about the philosophies connected to the Medicine Wheel teachings. The Medicine Wheel is a visual and storied representation of life, from beginning to end. Participants will be encouraged to connect the Medicine Wheel to their own experiences and will create their own version of a Medicine Wheel. This session will encourage close exploration of the philosophies and epistemologies related to the teachings of the Medicine Wheel or the Four Directions as it is also known. The first part of the session will be a participatory discussion and lecture followed by a practical artistic exercise. This will be a closed working group for a max of 10-15 participants. !! Please register for the workshop in advance by emailing regeneration@artycok.tv.!!V rámci sezení se bude zkoumat filozofie a epistemologie související s učením Medicínského kola nebo Čtyř směrů, jak bývá také nazýváno. Workshop začne participativní diskuzí a přednáškou s následným praktickým výtvarným cvičením. Bude se jednat o uzavřenou pracovní skupinu pro max. 10-15 zúčastněných. !! Zaregistrujte se, prosím, na workshop na emailu regeneration@artycok.tv !!
Amanda Fayant
Amanda Fayant is a Cree/Métis/Saulteaux artist and researcher based in Trondheim, Norway. Amanda is originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Treaty 4 land. Amanda’s art practice deals with identity, exploring Indigenous feminisms and confronting the impacts of colonial history in Canada. She contributes to our chapter on several levels with insight into decolonization and the lives of indigenous peoples. She's facilitated meetings with artist Sissel M. Bergh and academic Stine H. Bang Svendsen, who are essential voices in the upcoming podcast series. Amanda herself features in an episode about the integration of decolonization principles within pedagogy.Artyčok's partner in Norway for the Regeneration project is The Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Amanda Fayant is the main researcher with whom the artists Matěj Pavlík and Jiří Žák consulted their chapter the Practice of Decolonization.