{"product_id":"kimowan-metchewais-some-kind-of-prayer-9781597115322","title":"Kimowan Metchewais: Some Kind of Prayer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKimowan Metchewais: Some Kind of Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e presents the first-ever survey dedicated to the late Cree artist Kimowan Metchewais and his singular body of work on Indigenous identity, community, and colonial memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his untimely death at age forty-seven in 2011, Metchewais left behind a wholly original and expansive body of photographic and mixed-media work. At the centre of his practice is an extensive Polaroid archive, which addresses a range of themes—including the artist's body, performative self-portraiture, language, landscapes, and everyday subjects—and served as the source material for works in other media, such as painting and collage. Metchewais's exquisitely layered works offer a poetic meditation on his connection to home and land, while challenging conventional narratives and representations of Indigeneity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMetchewais was a contemporary artist of stunning originality, and until now, his work has been woefully understudied and underexposed. \u003cem\u003eKimowan Metchewais: Some Kind of Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive overview that showcases this essential artist's astonishing vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596725108972,"sku":"9781597115322","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/133268a8ad76593e14eff7ad86daa572.jpg?v=1777956961","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/kimowan-metchewais-some-kind-of-prayer-9781597115322","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}