Companion Species (Repose)
Artist: Marie Watt (Native American (Seneca), born 1967)
Date: 2017
Dimensions:
9 × 23 × 10 1/2 in. (22.9 × 58.4 × 26.7 cm)
Medium: Solid crystal on western walnut
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by Dr. Loren Lipson
Object number: 2018.41
Label Text:"Seneca and Haudenosaunee (People of the Long House) people believe animals to be our First Teachers. From this viewpoint, it is interesting to consider how other cultures hold their relationship with animals, and by extension the greater natural world.”
A member of the Seneca Nation, Marie Watt lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Watt’s practice is multi-faceted—blankets, sewing, printmaking, and sculpture are among the mediums that she utilizes to explore issues of history, biography, identity, and the nature of memory.
Companion Species (Repose) is a work in a larger series that the artist created exploring the “reciprocal relationship humans have with nature, and our responsibilities as responsive stewards." Composed of glass and wood, the work draws upon the iconography of the she-wolf, a recurring presence in the artist’s practice. Watt says of the animal, “The She-wolf is mother-like, but not just in the biological sense: our ecosystem needs balanced relationships in order to thrive.” Created during a residency at the Corning Museum of Glass, it illustrates Watt’s ability to weave together complex associations of history, culture, and identity in a singular visual language that is deeply personal to the artist.
A member of the Seneca Nation, Marie Watt lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Watt’s practice is multi-faceted—blankets, sewing, printmaking, and sculpture are among the mediums that she utilizes to explore issues of history, biography, identity, and the nature of memory.
Companion Species (Repose) is a work in a larger series that the artist created exploring the “reciprocal relationship humans have with nature, and our responsibilities as responsive stewards." Composed of glass and wood, the work draws upon the iconography of the she-wolf, a recurring presence in the artist’s practice. Watt says of the animal, “The She-wolf is mother-like, but not just in the biological sense: our ecosystem needs balanced relationships in order to thrive.” Created during a residency at the Corning Museum of Glass, it illustrates Watt’s ability to weave together complex associations of history, culture, and identity in a singular visual language that is deeply personal to the artist.
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