On the occasion of the exhibition Inuit. Impressions of the Canadian Far North the Art & History Museum is organising a series of six lectures exploring various themes related to the exhibition.
Les mots de l’art inuit - lecture in French
Marc-Antoine Mahieu, maître de conférence à l’INALCO Paris
When addressing non-Inuit, Canadian Inuit generally speak in English. The art world is no exception: the vast majority of the discourse that enables us to discover artists and their works is filtered through English and French. Yet the first language of the majority of Canadian Inuit, Inuktitut, differs profoundly from our systems of communication. It is worth exploring the meanings it conveys. What is the vocabulary of Inuit art? How do artists talk about their work? What do the inscriptions on certain works mean?
The talk will begin with a brief introduction to the Inuit language, followed by some answers to these questions.
Practical information
Sunday, 14.02.27 from 11:00 to 12:00
The lectures are open to the public with a valid museum admission ticket (for the collections or an exhibition) and will take place in the conference room at Museum A&H.
The lecture will be given in French.
See also
- 08.11.26 A&H Sunday (1/6) – Inuit : Valse des esprits et métamorphoses : les sources de la résilience du chamanisme des Inuit du Nunavut (Canada) by Frédéric Laugrand
- 13.12.26 A&H Sunday (2/6) - Inuit : Fêtes hivernales hier et aujourd’hui chez les Inuit canadiens by Guy Bordin
- 10.01.27 A&H Sunday (3/6) – Inuit : Habiter l’Arctique : architecture et identité inuit au Canada by Esther Descamps-Goyet
- 14.03.27 A&H Sunday (5/6) – Inuit : « Nous n’avons qu’eux pour vivre »: la place des animaux dans la culture inuit, hier et aujourd’hui by Vladimir Randa
- 11.04.27 A&H Sunday (6/6) – Inuit : Des productions des premiers habitants de l'Arctique à l'art inuit contemporain by Maryse Saraux
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With the support of The Friends of the RMAH