The PMA is excited to welcome L’nu artist Meagan Musseau for a special performance in conjunction with her sculptures that are on view in the North Atlantic Triennial. In her practice, she explores the history of interterritorial relationships between Mi’kmaq and Beothuk nations to enact Indigenous survivance, which is a way of life that nourishes Indigenous ways of knowing and brings to light the immemorial history of the importance of land to Indigenous peoples.
Becomes Body of Water is a land-based performance originally created in the region of Elmastukwek within Ktaqmkuk territory, at the base of the Blomidon Mountains, NL. Musseau patiently braids long strands of grey fabric and neon green tulle. The strands are tied to rocks and buried in the ground. She activates the strands within the landscape––braiding the past and present while moving towards a future. This is an embodied practice. Interweaving movement and endurance within the environment to generate an ephemeral expression. Imagining the deeper relationship that our presence on the land has with the cosmos.
The new iteration of Becomes Body of Water is taking place within the Wabanaki homelands of Maine. Here, artist, material, and land create a fluid continuum of people, place, and histories.
Free, registration encouraged. Event held at Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, Maine, 04105