07 Feb Jackson 2bears / Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri Artist & Scholar Lecture

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The MIT Open Documentary Lab is excited to announce that Co-Creation Studio Visiting artist Jackson 2bears also known as Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri, will present a lecture about Ne:Kahwistará:ken Kanónhsa’kówa í:se Onkwehonwe, a groundbreaking communal VR installation created in collaboration with 2RO MEDIA and produced at Thru The Red Door in Six Nations. This panoramic experience, which premiered at the 2RO MEDIA Festival, offers a vibrant reimagining of the Haudenosaunee Creation Story.

 

Jackson 2bears, also known as Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri, is a Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) multimedia installation and performance artist as well as a cultural theorist hailing from Six Nations and Tyendinaga. Currently based in Lethbridge, Alberta, on Treaty 7, Blackfoot Territory, 2bears’ research-creation pursuits are centered on Indigenous land-based histories and embodied cultural knowledge. His work explores the creative integration of digital technologies to foster innovation, transmission, expression, and transformation of FNMI (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) creative and cultural practices.

The lecture is part of Art, Culture and Technology’s Spring 2024 Lecture Series. In collaboration with the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST), and co-sponsored by MIT Native American and Indigenous Association (NAIA), MIT American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), and Co-Creation Studio. This lecture will be held in person in the Bartos Theater (E15-070).
The lecture is free and open to the public, though registration is required. There will be a pre-lecture reception at 5:15pm with light refreshments.
Please register here. Lecture starts at 6pm.

Location: MIT Bartos Theater is located on the ground floor of the Wiesner Building on MIT campus (20 Ames Street Building E15, Atrium level, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139). The Wiesner Building is found on the eastern edge of the MIT Campus. It is in close proximity to Kendall Square, Memorial Drive, and the Longfellow Bridge.
Map: https://whereis-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/

 

Accessibility:
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage and participate fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact higginsk@mit.edu.

We hope to see you there!