Dancing Molecular Landscapes
Through teachings around the importance of giving back, I wanted to ensure I was able to show my work in a variety of ways. I don’t believe there is only one perfect way to view an artwork, and we need to leave room for differently abled people to experience in different ways. We each hold our own truths, and this was another way for me to honour that.
imagineNATIVE
June 2026 Group Exhibition, Official Selection ImagineNative “Dancing Molecular Landscapes Installation” (Toronto ON)
A 360 Dome installation, presented at imagineNative June 2026, with support from Nest Immersion.
imagineNATIVE is the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content. The organization is recognized locally, nationally, and internationally for excellence and innovation in programming and as the global centre for Indigenous media arts. imagineNATIVE (legal entity: The Centre for Aboriginal Media) is a registered charity committed to creating a greater understanding of Indigenous peoples and cultures through the presentation of contemporary Indigenous-made media art including film, video, audio and digital media.
Dancing Molecular Landscapes pulls the audience into the unseen world of viruses and bacteria. Four pathogens are shown on screen, each molecule placed like beadwork into the final animation. Cedar is laid down in a circle, in the same way you place medicine down in a tipi to keep in the warmth.
https://imaginenative.eventive.org/schedule/69eb7de670d6f33644bf3286
Photos by Lindsay Duncan and Luke Ge Lu
2RO Media Festival
Oct 3-5 2025 Group Exhibition 2RO Media Festival, “Dancing Molecular Landscapes Installation” (Ohsweken; Six Nations of the Grand River)
2RO Media is an artist/curatorial collective based in Ohsweken; Six Nations of the Grand River. We have been active since 2015 producing events, experimental documentaries, art installations, media works, and performances. We are 100% Haudenosaunee led, and have a mandate to support Indigenous projects, productions, cultural activities, and language revitalization through community engagement, programming and other creative initiatives.
Thank you to the generous support from the Ontario Arts Council
Exhibiton Assistance Fund
Performance Recording
Sept 2025 OCADU. Film support Gerald Grison.
360 Installation Tent
Treaty 8 Installation
near Salt Prairie
360° cylinder screening at UNSW 3DX Lab
VR Performance Dancing Molecular Landscapes
The VR headset was the last piece I created for this project. I wanted to incorporate elements from the Land that have been brought into other installation set-ups. The four sacred medicines are placed in small pockets inside the headset so the smell of the Land permeates the air as you watch the animation.
Photos by Yuli Marubashi-Scheidt
