Brittany Kiertzner
Tekiatera’ne:ken/ Side By Side, 2024
Acrylic, Cotton and silk embroidery fiber on canvas. 24X24X3 inches
Kiertzner's work makes connections within loss and insecurity. It unravels the intrinsic vulnerability encapsulated within the dichotomy of life and death, particularly focusing on the subsequent generations of Indigenous women. The narrative navigates through the artist's endeavor to embody the inevitable social pressures that catalyze disintegration and impermanence. In her body of work, the color red emerges as a potent symbol, signifying the prevailing silence and indifference that shrouds Indigenous women. A significant number of these women find themselves either missing or succumbing to violence. Kiertzner manifests abstract figurative depictions within her sculptural works. These bodies serve as both a commemoration of those who have been lost, capturing the essence of their absence, while also portraying the resilience of those who persist, navigating dysphoric conditions.
Brittany Kiertzner
Portrait and Ceinture Flechee Study, 2023
Oil on paper, embroidery fiber, quilted. 24X16 inches
Kiertzner's work makes connections within loss and insecurity. It unravels the intrinsic vulnerability encapsulated within the dichotomy of life and death, particularly focusing on the subsequent generations of Indigenous women. The narrative navigates through the artist's endeavor to embody the inevitable social pressures that catalyze disintegration and impermanence. In her body of work, the color red emerges as a potent symbol, signifying the prevailing silence and indifference that shrouds Indigenous women. A significant number of these women find themselves either missing or succumbing to violence. Kiertzner manifests abstract figurative depictions within her sculptural works. These bodies serve as both a commemoration of those who have been lost, capturing the essence of their absence, while also portraying the resilience of those who persist, navigating dysphoric conditions.
Brittany Kiertzner
Ohnia:gara/ Where It Spills Into, 2024
Plaster, cotton and silk embroidery fiber, yarn, waxed cord, zip ties, repurposed textiles, steel wire frame. 46X32X1.5 inches
Kiertzner's work makes connections within loss and insecurity. It unravels the intrinsic vulnerability encapsulated within the dichotomy of life and death, particularly focusing on the subsequent generations of Indigenous women. The narrative navigates through the artist's endeavor to embody the inevitable social pressures that catalyze disintegration and impermanence. In her body of work, the color red emerges as a potent symbol, signifying the prevailing silence and indifference that shrouds Indigenous women. A significant number of these women find themselves either missing or succumbing to violence. Kiertzner manifests abstract figurative depictions within her sculptural works. These bodies serve as both a commemoration of those who have been lost, capturing the essence of their absence, while also portraying the resilience of those who persist, navigating dysphoric conditions.
Brittany Kiertzner
Tsie:wate/ You Get Up Early, 2024
Machine woven repurposed fabrics, quilted, deer sinew cord, encaustic, oil paint, embroidery floss 48X72X2 inches
Kiertzner's work makes connections within loss and insecurity. It unravels the intrinsic vulnerability encapsulated within the dichotomy of life and death, particularly focusing on the subsequent generations of Indigenous women. The narrative navigates through the artist's endeavor to embody the inevitable social pressures that catalyze disintegration and impermanence. In her body of work, the color red emerges as a potent symbol, signifying the prevailing silence and indifference that shrouds Indigenous women. A significant number of these women find themselves either missing or succumbing to violence. Kiertzner manifests abstract figurative depictions within her sculptural works. These bodies serve as both a commemoration of those who have been lost, capturing the essence of their absence, while also portraying the resilience of those who persist, navigating dysphoric conditions.
Brittany Kiertzner
Akenekwenhsa:ke/ In My Blood, 2024
Plaster, cotton and silk embroidery fiber, yarn, waxed cord, repurposed textiles, steel wire frame. 36X330X1.5
Kiertzner's work makes connections within loss and insecurity. It unravels the intrinsic vulnerability encapsulated within the dichotomy of life and death, particularly focusing on the subsequent generations of Indigenous women. The narrative navigates through the artist's endeavor to embody the inevitable social pressures that catalyze disintegration and impermanence. In her body of work, the color red emerges as a potent symbol, signifying the prevailing silence and indifference that shrouds Indigenous women. A significant number of these women find themselves either missing or succumbing to violence. Kiertzner manifests abstract figurative depictions within her sculptural works. These bodies serve as both a commemoration of those who have been lost, capturing the essence of their absence, while also portraying the resilience of those who persist, navigating dysphoric conditions.
Brittany Kiertzner
Kiohehkwen/They Give Us Life, 2024
Steel wire frame, Plaster, Cotton and silk embroidery fiber, waxed cord on repurposed textiles. 70X46X3 inches
Kiertzner's work makes connections within loss and insecurity. It unravels the intrinsic vulnerability encapsulated within the dichotomy of life and death, particularly focusing on the subsequent generations of Indigenous women. The narrative navigates through the artist's endeavor to embody the inevitable social pressures that catalyze disintegration and impermanence. In her body of work, the color red emerges as a potent symbol, signifying the prevailing silence and indifference that shrouds Indigenous women. A significant number of these women find themselves either missing or succumbing to violence. Kiertzner manifests abstract figurative depictions within her sculptural works. These bodies serve as both a commemoration of those who have been lost, capturing the essence of their absence, while also portraying the resilience of those who persist, navigating dysphoric conditions.
Brittany Kiertzner
Moon of the Summer Night, 2023
Cotton embroidery on canvas 24X24X1.5
Themes of regeneration, authenticity, and the subversion of materials permeate Kiertzner's creations, mirroring a deep introspection into the layers of history and tradition.
Brittany Kiertzner
Khenonhkweokon/All My Relations, 2023
Embroidery on stretched canvas 12X24X1.5
Themes of regeneration, authenticity, and the subversion of materials permeate Kiertzner's creations, mirroring a deep introspection into the layers of history and tradition.
Brittany Kiertzner
Thatesato:tat/ Be Quiet, 2023
Encaustic, plaster, cotton and silk embroidery fiber, yarn, waxed cord, zip ties, repurposed textiles, steel wire frame. 43X46X3 inches
Thatesato:tat/ Be Quiet, embodies feelings about how women may exist in a sense of place and purpose. How one might abstractly show how imperfections, physical trauma and resiliency may transform. The color palette is grounded in memories relating to quilt made by the artist’s Indigenous Great-Grandmother.
Brittany Kiertzner
Satahseht/ Hide Yourself, 2023
Encaustic, plaster, cotton and silk embroidery fiber, yarn, waxed cord, zip ties, repurposed textiles, steel wire frame. 70X46X3 inches
Satahseht/ Hide Yourself, discusses how the artist endeavors to connect with the pain of loss and insecurity, and the inherent vulnerability of life and death for the next generation of Indigenous women. And how they physically are part of the inevitable social pressures moving disintegration and impermanence.
