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| Photo by Synonym Art Consultation |
At one end of the Food Hall in The Forks Market, Synonym Art
Consultation artist Storm Angeconeb has transformed a construction zone into a
beautiful mural.
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| Photo by Joseph Visser |
Storm said she was so excited to do this piece, and really
wanted it to reflect her Ojibwe culture. She is originally from Lac Seul First
Nation, but mostly raised in Winnipeg.
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| Photo by Joseph Visser |
The artwork depicts a First Nations woman – the namesake of
the piece, The Shawl Dancer. Birds are shown breaking through a brightly
coloured geometric background.
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| Photo by Joseph Visser |
Storm shared that she often uses birds as a symbolic
representation of herself in her work. For this piece particularly, she said
she wanted the birds to be a representation of growth. She feels the location
at The Forks, a historic landmark on Treaty One territory, is the perfect fit
for this piece.
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| Photo by Joseph Visser |
The artwork is expected to be up at least until summer 2017
while construction of local coffee shop, Fools + Horses Coffee Co.’s second
location is underway at the opposite end of The Forks Market Food Hall from The
Common beer and wine kiosk.
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| Photo by Synonym Art Consultation |
StormAngeconeb is a young, emerging visual artist participating in both murals and
mentorship programs (Graffiti Art Programming, Wall-to-Wall Mural & CultureFestival, mentoring under Winnipeg artist KC Adams) throughout the past couple
years. She’s learning to adapt her skills to paint in diverse mediums on a
range of surfaces from walls to light boxes. Storm is eager to
pursue
a post-secondary education in fine arts in fall, 2017.
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