Artwork description: Neka is one of the 6 piece of my Tipelimitishun/Freedom/Liberté's exhibition, created as an immersive space at the heart of the First Nations healing process. Beyond present and past wounds and traumas, can the suffering brought to light trigger a process of appeasement, liberation, and healing? The work is combining 6 screen printing and blown glass pieces. The screen prints on canvas depict the outlines of Indigenous women's faces, created through an accumulation of 3 shades of gray. Those 3 passes in screen printing are representing transgenerational memories and traumas, as well as intergenerational knowledge and heritage passed down through generations. Each woman's individuality is captured in a beaded detail on the canvas, an example of this culturally transmitted know-how. Created from a single screen, a single matrix, each screen print has carried on the work of previous generations. The glass pieces, blown in copper cages and restraints, evoke the heaviness of opacity, the lightness of transparency, the energy of vibrant colors, or the fading of dark hues. Using the light from their cell phone or flashlight, visitors project a beam onto the glass piece, revealing on the screen-printed canvas, the intimacy of each of these women’s journeys, offering them at the same time the freedom to be, simply. The visitor's participation is essential to the creation of the artwork, which aligns with the ethics of care movement by "prioritizing transsubjective relationships based on attention and care, time devoted, and reserved space" (Millner, J. 2021).