"Absolutely. Whether it is looking at grammar, translation, or subtitles, or even how I use different sources for the ideas that I'm working through in my relationship to the history that I am a part of, or one that I don't have immediate access to."
I thought this was an interesting quote from the article because I hadn't thought that one could pull from such specific pieces of language to inspire visual and auditory arts. I think it's pretty fascinating that the artist looked passed words and paid special attention to specifically grammer, the translation of language and even subtitles. It's a new way to approach the intersection of two lived experiences without holding ones audience's hand.
" I’m not going to participate in that; I'm not going to tell this story or that story if it's not respectful to the traditions of the community that hold them. Even with the most recent film that I've done, which is directly about a myth, I'm not trying to enter this into the Encyclopedia of Ho-Chunk Mythology. Rather, [my film] is something that's more poetic and something that's more subjective."
I really respect this approach to representation and this particular quote especially caught my attention because I seek to do a similar thing in my narrative process in telling high fantasy stories. Finding that balance of vying for representation whilst respecting the presented culture and not taking on this sort of, "I'M the general representation of the individuals I'm writing or the cultures I'm attempting to recognize." I think it's important to find that balance because I myself, am not a representation of all the different lifestyles and lived experiences, but I can observe, and learn and speak about them responsibly.
How does Sky Hopinka use his medium of choice?
Hopinka uses his medium of choice by utilizing his videography work and exploring the Chinuk Wawa language to collage various clips together. He explains that grammer, translation, and subtitles all play a strong role in organizing his works.
What inspired him to use video?
"[have] these different conversations of what cinema can look like using this technology while still engaging in these stories and these histories. As far as making work that is widely available outside of the audience it was intended for, having those clues, having things that are hinted at or gestured to rather than explicitly said is also a way to try and keep these things private in a sense, and help bolster the agency of any given community."
What material/medium/process do you use and how?
The materials I use range from paper and pencil/ink/blue pencil to digital art programs like Clip Studio Paint. Typically, my process starts with a collection of reference materials, photographs, color palettes, and other references, then I photograph the sketch and upload it to Clip Studio Paint where I continue to clean up the sketch, (possible do line work) and then further render it in the program.
What inspired you to make your work that way?
It was sort of a method I slid into over the years of working traditionally to finding these digital programs through academia. In high school, I found Fire Alpaca and Medi Bang, and through my community, found better illustration programs in Clip Studio Paint!
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