In Shuvinai Ashoona's Aujaqsiut Tupiq / Summer Tent (2009), an Inuk figure can be seen exiting a ᑐᐱᖅ/tupiq as the glow of a fire seeps through the doorway.
Tupiq are a type of temporary structure, in the form of a tent, that is traditionally made from ᐅᒡᔪᒃ/ugjuk [bearded seal] or ᑐᒃᑐ/tuktu [caribou] skin. Tupiq have been used through the generations by Inuit during warmer seasons of the year to provide shelter while traveling across the Land for hunting and harvesting activities. The modern equivalent of the tupiq is called a ᑐᐱᒃᕼᐊᖅ/tupikhaq and is usually made from canvas.
The tupiq in Ashoona's print (depicted with a hovering gaze) speaks to times past and present, and is revealed with a faint glowing light.
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"Aujaqsiut Tupiq" (2009) Etching and Aquatint Print by Shuvinai Ashoona
- Original Etching & Aquatint Print
- Unframed
- Edition of 50, #42
- 80.2 x 94 cm
