Interconnected
The art featured on the BC Studies Conference website and other materials is Diamond Point’s Interconnected (2021). We have used the image with the permission of the artist. The mural itself is located in Punjabi Market, 6509 Main Street, Vancouver.
Artist’s statement: “This piece represents a three-strand braid which represents the different bodies of water and streams woven together building on themes of interconnectedness, diversity, and also family. When I think about interconnectedness, I think it not only brings together myself as an Indigenous artist, as a Musqueam artist being brought into the Punjabi Market, but also carries with it the visual reminder that we are situated on unceded Coast Salish territory.”
Artist
Diamond Point is a xʷməθkʷəy̓əm [Musqueam] Contemporary Coast Salish Artist whose practice combines traditional Coast Salish design elements with graphic design, illustration, site-specific installations, and sculptural work. Point’s practice deals with experimentations in design, technique, and media but takes inspiration from the teachings and history of her Coast Salish ancestors. Her work focuses on Indigenous identity, cultural heritage, and the relationships and protocols between different communities. Her work has been shown at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery, Museum of Anthropology, and she has done various works for the University of British Columbia, Translink, Vancouver Mural Festival, and Vancouver Coastal Health. Point is also an educator and is currently doing her master’s degree in Indigenous Education at the University of British Columbia.