Art installation at Fort Whoop-Up incites conversations on decolonization
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Galt Museum and Archives is hosting a temporary art installation created by Metis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers. The installation is part of Chambers’ ongoing nationwide project called “Hope and Healing Canada”.
The project, which is being installed at Fort Whoop-Up, consists of site-specific art installations that are made using crocheted, knitted, and woven red yarn. The meaning of the installation is to illustrate the connections of Indigenous, Inuit, and Metis peoples with Canadians, and address the decolonization of public spaces.
Chambers says at Fort Whoop Up, she wants people to consider the site through the lens of Indigenous people.