Description
A trip to Alaska and an epiphany at Mendenhall Glacier led artist Sam Zimmerman / Zhaawanoogiizhik to return home to family and his Ojibwe culture, a journey captured in paintings and stories. When Sam Zimmerman decided to rededicate his energy to painting in the late 2010s, he found himself drawn to the stories of his family and Ojibwe community. He wanted to capture these stories in images as well as words, and he began working with an Ojibwe language speaker to translate and preserve the stories in their native language as well. The paintings and stories he accumulated and developed between July 2019 and July 2020 are drawn from family lore and shared experiences centered in Ojibwe tradition and the natural beauty of northern Minnesota.
Zimmerman???s work explores his?? Ojibwe heritage by preserving oral histories handed down from elders while also reflecting the artist???s personal experiences in the natural landscapes of Lake Superior???s North Shore, where he and generations of his ancestors have lived. He preserves the Ojibwe storytelling tradition, reimagining the symbolism of the clan animals in natural North Shore landscapes.
Following My Spirit Home features more than eighty vibrant and colorful images accompanied by stories, mostly based on tales Zimmerman???s grandfather told him or from his own experiences in nature along the North Shore of Lake Superior. The stories are presented in both English and Ojibwemowin with the goal of advancing language revitalization.
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