This string art installation by Metis artist Metis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers is on display until September 30, 2023 on the exterior of the schoolhouse building at the King Heritage & Cultural Centre.
Through her art, Tracey-Mae hopes to bridge the gap between settlers and Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit people by creating art that is approachable and non-confrontational and starting a conversation about decolonization and reconciliation
Tracey-Mae grew up as a stranger to her own story; adopted and re-named, grafted into a new family tree. The discovery in her adulthood of her Metis heritage was a revelation that set her on a path of discovery. Tracey-Mae works in the powerful tradition of the vessel as metaphor for individuals: "we fill and re-fill ourselves throughout life to create our own story".
