In its translation to Kwak’wala, Oh, How I Long For Home — ’Wa’lasan xwalsa kan ne’nakwe’ — refers to a “return,” as well as to the cycle of the sun rising. The double meaning of title not only points to an idea of home as Indigenous territory, but the longing for home that settlers also seek, complicated by unceded lands.
Marianne Nicholson, Oh, How I Long For Home, 2016. Neon. SFU Art Collection. Gift of the artist, 2016.
Title
Oh, How I Long For Home
Artist
Marianne Nicolson
Year
2016
Medium
Neon
Collection
SFU Art Collection
Donor
Gift of the artist
Year Acquired
2016
Artists
Victoria based artist Marianne Nicolson ('Tayagila'ogwa) is of Scottish and Dzawada'enuxw First Nations descent. Her artistic and academic practices are platforms to advocate for Indigenous linguistic and cultural resurgence. Her work has been exhibited at Vancouver Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, National Indian Art Centre, UBC Museum of Anthropology, 17th Biennale of Sydney, National Museum of the American Indian, Confederation Centre for the Arts, and Taipei Fine Arts Museum. She has undertaken numerous public artworks. She holds a PhD in Linguistics and Anthropology from University of Victoria, an MFA in Visual Art from University of Victoria and a BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design.