ᐃᒻᒪᕕᒻᒥ Upon the Sea 海上

Alex Fischer & ᑲᕙᕙᐅ ᒪᓄᒥ (Qavavau Manumie) @ iAPM | Shanghai, China Presentation as part of the Canada Goose Art Programme, Curated by NAMARA

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.