Haida Gwaii

The Art of Dimension reveals Indigenous knowledge through Haida metalwork

By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief One of the featured artists in the newly opened The Art of Dimension exhibit, Skii Xaaw Jesse Brillon, writes that repoussé is a method of art where you hammer out metal from the inside. You can see that in the elements around each curve in Jesse’s hammerwork: the details of each facial wrinkle convey stories and folklore. Jesse’s art is displayed alongside his niece’s, Haaylingtso Marlo Wylie Brillon, who debuts her art in this exhibit in the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. Marlo has been working in textiles since a young age, but credits…

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