Out of Sight, Out of Mind Item Number: 1703/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Central image is of four children with the two eldest at the sides. From the left side to the right side: child is wearing a green hat, a blue shirt, and he is holding a stick with his right hand; child is wearing a yellow shirt; child is wearing a green shirt; and child is wearing a red shirt with his left arm wrapped around the child in front of him. The background is yellow and black. The border has seven cariboo along the top, eleven cariboo along the bottom, three jet-planes along each side, and a symbol of scales in a red circle with a diagonal line through it at each corner. The background is grey. Pencil inscription along the bottom reads 'Out of Sight / Out of Mind / 55/95 D. Neel 94'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, white paper piece.

Iconographic Meaning

This print documents the struggle of the Innu people: the low level military test flights and the social problems of the remote community of Davis Inlet. Featured in the center image are four young and innocent children at Davis Inlet. The military jets represent the low level flying, the caribou symbolize the threatened wildlife and the traditional lifestyle of the Innu people. The scales of justice speak for themselves.

Item History

What

Name
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Identification Number
1703/1
Type of Item
print
Overall
height 68.0 cm, width 56.1 cm

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Creator
David Neel (Maker)
Previous Owner
David Neel
Received from
David Neel (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada

When

Creation Date
during 1994
Ownership Date
before August 1, 1996
Acquisition Date
on August 1, 1996

Other

Item Classes
works on paper
Condition
good
Accession Number
1703/0001