A white sculpture of a mask, featuring black markings on the surface. The mask holds wooden objects resembling blades, with three rounded wooden forms extending upwards. A decorative band with fur and beads encircles the forehead area, with small metallic objects protruding from the lower half. The sculpture is displayed on a black stand against a dark background.

Nate Woodbury, Teen BC, 2005. Wood, metal, fur, paint, newspaper, and tape. SFU Art Collection. Gift of SFU Anti-Colonialism Society, 2005.

A white sculpture of a mask, featuring black markings on the surface. The mask holds wooden objects resembling blades, with three rounded wooden forms extending upwards. A decorative band with fur and beads encircles the forehead area, with small metallic objects protruding from the lower half. The sculpture is displayed on a black stand against a dark background.

Title

Teen BC

Artist

Nate Woodbury

Year

2005

Medium

Wood, metal, fur, paint, newspaper, and tape

Collection

SFU Art Collection

Donor

Gift of SFU Anti-Colonialism Society

Year Acquired

2005

Teen BC by Nate Woodbury is one of three artworks, installed in the north concourse of the Academic Quadrangle, which stemmed from the efforts of SFU student groups who protested the public installation of other works in the hallway in 2004: namely the John Innes paintings and the Charles Comfort mural (which was removed in 2019). Between September 2004 and February 2005 students organized a number of panel discussions, lectures and performances, and hosted a contest for Anti-Colonial Art, the winners were displayed in the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Teen BC was selected as one of the winning works. The rough-hewn mask is adorned with salvaged wood, bullets and a rail tie and painted with a minimal formline design. The back of the mask has been collaged with photographs of faces and intercut with bars, effectively preventing the mask from being worn. 

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