On these lands shaped by Cree, Dene, Nakota Sioux, Saulteaux, and Métis peoples, the duck carries teachings of adaptability, protection, and movement between worlds. Its path across water and sky reminds us that stories shift, return, and reveal what we’re ready to see. A windingo (more commonly spelled wendigo) is a powerful figure from Algonquin-speaking Indigenous nations, especially the Cree, Ojibwe, and Innu. It’s not a “monster” in the Hollywood sense — it’s a spiritual warning, a teaching about imbalance, greed, and losing one’s humanity.
Like a Fabergé Egg—an ornate shell hiding unexpected meaning—these layers invite us to look closer at what lies beneath the surface. A constitution is the foundational set of principles or rules that guide how a community, nation, or group organizes itself. It defines rights, responsibilities, and the structure of governance. At its core, a constitution is about how we agree to live together—the shared framework that shapes collective behavior, decision‑making, and balance.
Filmed during the Month of June, 2026, on the Alberta Legislature grounds and inside Edmonton City Hall during the longest daylight, and shortest darkness of the year, Pop Pop Dazzled by Every Day and Abstracts of Light and Shadows presents a découpé visual narrative cut-up on YouTube(s). A look into the past to glimpse the future unknown. I’ve interlaced recent and archived citizen-free news stories with layered sounds and visuals. This process births a new art form, crafting fresh narratives through the cut-up technique.
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Left Stage, Exit Right
Free from ARTifICE
Doug Brinkman's
Speech and LISTEN Label Wear
Birds of a Feather
Faith - Nature & Democracy
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Pop pop Dazzled by Everyday
Abstracts of Light and Shadows
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