interventions: MOTHER OF THE SEA (THE MYTH OF SEDNA)
More than one version of the Sedna legend exists. Some legends have her as the daughter of a goddess named Isarrataitsoq, while others only mention her father. In one version of the legend, Sedna is dissatisfied with men found for her by her father and so she marries a dog. Her father is so angry at this that he throws her into the sea and, when she tries to climb back into the boat, he cuts off her fingers. Her fingers become the first seals, walruses and whales and she becomes a mighty sea goddess. When she is angered, a shaman travels to wash and comb her hair for her, after which she is placated and releases the animals to the Inuit hunters.
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unsanctioned intervention, Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy, 2022
materials: acrylic, ink, Fabriano paper (19 X 26)
