ᐃᒻᒪᕕᒻᒥ Upon the Sea 海上
Qavavau Manumie, Alex Fischer, ᐃᒻᒪᕕᒻᒥ Upon the Sea 海上, 2020, ≅15'×15' water cut aluminium, white paint
On display at Canada Goose, iAPM, Shanghai, China
Canada Goose commissioned Upon the Sea for their flagship Shanghai location. This piece was designed with the building facade in mind, as a way of creating a unique artist presentation, viewable from the store interior and exterior, alike.
A suspended sea plant landscape of where the ocean meets the land. A convergence. Fischer used linework from traditional Chinese landscape painting, illustrations of neuronal bridges, and representational elements from Manumie’s drawing practice.
Shanghai is located where the confluence of two rivers meets the Pacific ocean. The piece is intended to be an embodiment of where different worlds meet referring both to Canadian culture in China, and Southern Canadian and Inuit cultures represented in this piece.
Qavavau Manumie, Alex Fischer, ᐃᒻᒪᕕᒻᒥ Upon the Sea 海上 at Canada Goose, iAPM, Shanghai, China
Upon the Sea, silhouette mockup
Sample Inspiration
Qavavau Manumie, Untitled, 2016, 585×760mm / 23×30inch coloured pencil, graphite, and ink on paper
Qavavau Manumie, Untitled, 2016, 585×760mm / 23×30inch coloured pencil, graphite, and ink on paper
Qavavau Manumie, untitled (Berry Picking), 2006-2007, 508×660mm / 20×26inch coloured pencil, pentel pen on paper
Qavavau Manumie, untitled (people and stick figures), 2008, 508×660mm / 20×26inch coloured pencil, graphite, and ink on paper
Fabrication
ᐃᒻᒪᕕᒻᒥ Upon the Sea 海上 aluminium fabrication at Baoding Hailong Metal
ᐃᒻᒪᕕᒻᒥ Upon the Sea 海上 aluminium fabrication at Baoding Hailong Metal
ᐃᒻᒪᕕᒻᒥ Upon the Sea 海上, 2nd story interior view at Canada Goose, iAPM, Shanghai, China