Shape-shifting and other points of convergence: Inuit art and digital technologies

Western thinking, which is predominantly linear and analytical, does not adequately give access to the complexities of Inuit visual culture. However hypertext offers new possibilities for information management, and the aboriginal communities are using it creatively to share information, as for exam...

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Published in:Art Libraries Journal
Main Author: Flynn-Burhoe, Maureen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200019623
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0307472200019623
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Summary:Western thinking, which is predominantly linear and analytical, does not adequately give access to the complexities of Inuit visual culture. However hypertext offers new possibilities for information management, and the aboriginal communities are using it creatively to share information, as for example in the Internet record of the development of Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut. This article examines how and why interactive multimedia were the means chosen to develop a master’s thesis on the Inuit artist Jessie Oonark.