Immanence in the Pixel: Traditional Cultural Origins of Math and Technology
An evening of film video and web screenings curated by Laura U. Marks
Presented Saturday, May 11th at 8 pm

Qulliq
Arnait Ikkajurtigiit, Canada, 1992, video, 12:00

The women of Arnait Ikkajurtigiit of Igloolik explore two appropriate technologies: the new technology of video documents the traditional technology of the qulliq or seal-oil lamp. As elegant as a science experiment, Qulliq also functions as an instructional video as it communicates technological knowledge between generations.

Arnait Ikkajurtigiit, now called Arnait Video Productions, has been producing video since 1991. It is a collective of Inuit women from Igloolik who express their values and views through a medium that allow them to share their stories with their community and with a larger audience. Qulliq was made by Susan Avingaq, Madeline Ivalu, Mathilda Hanniliaq, Martha Maktar, and Marie-Hélène Cousineau. http://www.isuma.ca/about_us/arnait/