TAMMIE DUPUIS

Comprised of quilts representing 335 State and Federally recognized Indian reservations, this sculpture talks about what it means to take those pieces of land and suture them together into a a home. The shape of the lodge and its cover invoke the shape of a person, protecting the light within using these pieces of land. Bullets as closures represent the nuanced conversation about the role of guns in Indian history as both a method of outside control and cultural significance.