Jakob De Boer Canadian, b. 1974
Sproat Lake, Where Ravens Cry #27, 2017
Toned and varnished silver gelatin print
38 x 48 in
96.5 x 121.9 cm
96.5 x 121.9 cm
Edition of 3
$ 10,500.00
Further images
Sproat Lake, Vancouver Island. Some places are best understood through metaphor: The poet Skaay refers to human beings as xhaaydla xitiit ghidaay: ‘plain, ordinary surface birds.' Creatures with more power - killer whales, sea lions, seals - know how to dive. They pierce the surface, the xhaaydla, it's called in Haida. If we go with them - if, that is, we are invited to go - we enter the world of the myths. - Jakob de Boer
Sproat Lake, Vancouver Island. Some places are best understood through metaphor: The poet Skaay refers to human beings as xhaaydla xitiit ghidaay: ‘plain, ordinary surface birds.' Creatures with more power - killer whales, sea lions, seals - know how to dive. They pierce the surface, the xhaaydla, it's called in Haida. If we go with them - if, that is, we are invited to go - we enter the world of the myths. - Jakob de Boer