Ursula Johnson WEN PEKISINK?
© K. Anderson, 2016
In partnership with VIVA! Art Action
In the Mi’kmaw language, WEN PEKISINK? is a phrase that questions the arrival of an unexpected visitor. After the meal, viewers will receive an invitation to participate. As the participants are dressing in suits handed to them, Ursula silently and slowly makes her way to the suspension apparatus. The endurance performance begins marking travel, visitation and consumption. The Departure will be determined based upon the verification of the story.
© K. Anderson, 2016
Ursula Johnson is a performance and installation artist of Mi’kmaw First Nation ancestry. Through the medium of durational and endurance performance art, she enters into laborious tasks/circumstances that create repetitive strain on her body and mind while creating tension with the viewer. She is one of the five shortlisted artists for the 2017 Sobey Art Award.
