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Artworks
Jakob De Boer Canadian, b. 1974
Vancouver island, Where Ravens Cry #27, 2017Toned silver gelatin print with UV varnish. Floated in custom gray maple frame.38 x 48 in
96.5 x 121.9 cmEdition of 3$ 9,500.00Further 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 BoerSproat 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 Boer2of 2
