Tuurngaq
Never can we free ourselves from what surrounds us, we can only adapt or leave.
Tuurngaq was originally a rather benevolent spirit that the Inuit could call upon when in need. With Christianity, this spirit, freed from its original role, was assimilated to a demon. These few images are a search for traces left by Tuurngaq. This is a naive effort to illustrate the impact of freedom on the contemporary Inuit society of Greenland and as a parallel, how freedom, like Tuurngaq, at first desirable, may become malignant. These images attempt to document the price associated with such a freedom obtained at the expense of Nature herself.
Oil patch, Freedom from want.
All heating is now produced from a Power House burning oil, oil that sometimes slowly but irreversibly infiltrates the water sources of the communityEntrance to clean water, Freedom fro
Water is now available all year round, clean and exempt from diseaseShow More