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6 maj 2019 · This photo of Helen Konek walking into her igloo in Arviat, Nunavut in 1949 has resonated with people across the world after her grandson Jordan shared it on Twitter.
Arviat stone sculpture, while dealing almost exclusively with family and maternal themes, possesses perhaps the least ‘naturalistic’ style in all of Inuit art. The tough, dark grey Arviat stone, called steatite, resists detailed work.
Arviat is a traditional Inuit hamlet located on the western coast of Hudson Bay, the southernmost mainland community of Nunavut. Arviarmiut (‘people of Arviat’) are a mix of Caribou Inuit bands with inland and coastal traditions. Arviat’s tundra lands, lakes, rivers and seawaters are rich in wildlife.
Arviat is the southernmost community on the Nunavut mainland and is close to the geographical centre of Canada. In Arviat, Inuktitut and English are primarily spoken, having the third largest population in Nunavut, behind Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit.
Located on the western shores of the Hudson Bay, in the Kivalliq region, Arviat is one of the fastest growing communities in Nunavut, Canada. It is made up mostly of Inuit from the inland Ihalmiut and Paallirmiut bands, which were evacuated to the west coast of Hudson Bay in the late 1950s.
Remarkably, George Arluk began carving at the age of nine when his family was living in Rankin Inlet. He admired the works of older artists such as Tiktak and tried to emulate them. He continued to do this after his move to Arviat where he absorbed the influences of John Pangnark and Lucy Tasseor.
