Dwayne Manuel: LANDSLICE

Dwayne Manuel (On’k Akimel Oʼodham / Salt River-Maricopa Indian Community, b.1984) blends contemporary aerosol aesthetics with imagery connected to his O’odham culture and heritage. The O’odham have called the Sonoran Desert home for thousands of years, but today, the O’odham are broken into four federally recognized tribes: Tohono O’odham Nation, Gila River Indian Community, Ak-Chin Indian Community and Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community.

In this installation, Manuel honors three mountains sacred to O’odham himdak (culture/way of life): Baboquivari, Catalina, and Quinlan; each are mentioned in oral stories and are pillars of O’odham history. In LANDSLICE, these landforms are depicted with bright purple and golden hues, referencing the tribal colors of the Tohono O’odham Nation.

The Baboquivari and Quinlan mountain ranges are located within the borders of the Tohono O’odham Reservation, but the Catalinas are now occupied by non-Native societies. Recently, there have been many conversations centered on tribal sovereignty and Indigenous lands rights. Examples of these sacred sites in the United States include Standing Rock in North Dakota, Mauna Kea in Hawaii, Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona, and South Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dwayne Manuel: LANDSLICE

Dwayne Manuel (On’k Akimel Oʼodham / Salt Indian-Maricopa Indian Community, n.1984) fusiona la estética contemporánea del aerosol con imágenes relacionadas con su cultura y herencia O’odham. Los O’odham han llamado hogar al de desierto de Sonora por miles de años, hoy, los O’odham se dividen en cuatro tribus reconocidas por el gobierno federal: Tohono O’odham Nation, Gila River Indian Community, Ak-Chin Indian Community y Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community.

En esta instalación, Manuel honra tres montañas sagradas de la himdak (cultura o forma de vida) de los O’odham: Baboquivari, Catalina y Quinlan; cada una se menciona en relatos orales y son pilares de la historia de los O’odham. En LANDSLICE, estos accidentes geográficos son representados con brillantes tonos morados y dorados, refiriéndose a los colores tribales de Tohono O’odham Nation.

Las montañas Baboquivari y Quinlan se encuentran dentro de las fronteras de la reserva Tohono O’odham, pero las Catalina ahora están ocupadas por sociedades no nativas. Recientemente, ha habido muchas conversaciones centradas en la soberanía tribal y los derechos sobre las tierras indígenas. Ejemplos de estos sitios sagrados en los Estados Unidos incluyen Standing Rock en Dakota del Norte, Mauna Kea en Hawái, desierto de Sonora cerca de Tucson, Arizona, y South Mountain en Phoenix, Arizona.

The 2020-2021 Exhibition Season at TMA is presented by James and Louise Glasser.

With support from the following season sponsors: Fran and Jim Allen, Alice and Paul Baker, Mary Jo Brown, Connie Hillman Family Foundation, I. Michael and Beth Kasser, Anne and Ed Lyman, Jeanne Pickering and Mike Andrew, TMA League, Contemporary Art Society, Latin American Art Patrons and Western Art Patrons.

La temporada de exhibición 2020-2021 en TMA es presentada por James y Louise Glasser. 

Con el apoyo de: Fran y Jim Allen, Alice y Paul Baker, Mary Jo Brown, Connie Hillman Family Foundation, I. Michael y Beth Kasser, Anne y Ed Lyman, Jeanne Pickering y Mike Andrew, TMA League, Contemporary Art Society, Latin American Art Patrons y Western Art Patrons.