Inukshuk
A man made stone structure in the landscape to help navigate the vast Arctic regions.
A man made stone structure in the landscape to help navigate the vast Arctic regions.
The book. It is A6 in size.
I have previously explored the concept of Mother. The ever present and trust based relationship that is love. Every girl child is born with the promise of motherhood as the eggs are inside her growing as she grows, there is therefore a perpetual mother, never lost never gone, just changed.
I then came across the inukshuk. The term Inukshuk means “to act in the capacity of a human”
Inukshuk is a man made stone structure in the landscape similar to a cairn and is used by the Inuit and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America.
These structures are found from Alaska to Greenland and are usually forms stacked like figures made of stone. They are placed on the landscape acting as “helpers” to the Inuit.
They can be navigational aids or act as coordination points, they can serve as markers or sign posts to indicate where food was cashed or even act as message centres.
I feel that the overall concept is perpetuity, the state of being perpetual.
The images bring together genetic markers, mother and nurturing, family trees, wisdom even fertility and empowerment. These signposts and landmarks made to help our selves, our families or communities are everywhere both physically and emotionally.
Our lives are difficult to navigate, we balance so much every day.
What if we, as a race, constructed Inukshuk to aid our fellow travellers in life.
The traditional meaning of the Inukshuk itself is “Someone was here” or “You are on the right path” or “Someone has gone before.” But there are other, more sacred intentions as well. One may mark a place of respect, or mark a memory of a loved one, or maybe just to lead people to food and shelter.
I then came across the inukshuk. The term Inukshuk means “to act in the capacity of a human”
Inukshuk is a man made stone structure in the landscape similar to a cairn and is used by the Inuit and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America.
These structures are found from Alaska to Greenland and are usually forms stacked like figures made of stone. They are placed on the landscape acting as “helpers” to the Inuit.
They can be navigational aids or act as coordination points, they can serve as markers or sign posts to indicate where food was cashed or even act as message centres.
I feel that the overall concept is perpetuity, the state of being perpetual.
The images bring together genetic markers, mother and nurturing, family trees, wisdom even fertility and empowerment. These signposts and landmarks made to help our selves, our families or communities are everywhere both physically and emotionally.
Our lives are difficult to navigate, we balance so much every day.
What if we, as a race, constructed Inukshuk to aid our fellow travellers in life.
The traditional meaning of the Inukshuk itself is “Someone was here” or “You are on the right path” or “Someone has gone before.” But there are other, more sacred intentions as well. One may mark a place of respect, or mark a memory of a loved one, or maybe just to lead people to food and shelter.
