[Winter 2026]
Welcome to the Dreamhouse
by Julie Graff
Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, Ottawa
30.05.2025 — 01.09.2025
[EXCERPT]
Welcome to the Dreamhouse was an invitation to become immersed in the playful world of Skawennati, a major figure in contemporary media arts. Since the early 2000s, Skawennati, a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) artist and teacher, has conducted her experimentation and futurist speculation in cyberspace, drawing her inspiration from science fiction, pop culture, and Hotinonshón:ni stories. She imagines alternative temporalities for First Peoples, probes the relationship between humans and technologies, and plays a major role in the expansion and influence of Indigenous futurism.
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[ Complete issue, in print and digital version, available here: Ciel variable 131 – Collecting ]
[ Complete article in digital version available here: Welcome to the Dreamhouse]
Julie Graff is an independent researcher, cultural worker, and curator based in Ottawa and Montreal. She holds a PhD in art history and social anthropology and is interested in the decolonization of museums in Canada. Since 2022, she has been the artistic director of Maison MONA, a nonprofit organization devoted to highlighting public art and heritage.