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20198 minPGdoc-short

Digging Up the Last Spike

20198 minPGdoc-short

An 8-minute video documents a boat trip to the remote Kingcome Inlet fish farms as part of an art installation at the Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery.

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An 8-minute video documents a boat trip to the remote Kingcome Inlet fish farms as part of an art installation at the Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery.

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Kamala Todd

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Kamala Todd

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Kamala Todd travels to Kingcome Inlet fish farms by boat. The film captures her experience as she navigates to this remote area. "Digging Up the Last Spike" is part of an installation at the Hexsa'a̱m: To Be Here Always exhibition. The exhibition took place at the Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery in 2019. The video runs for eight minutes and focuses on Todd's connection to the site.

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