visual art — rosy simas

yödoishëndahgwa’geh (a place for rest)
rosy simas

@ Rosy Simas Danse - Three Thirty One Space in the Northrup King Building

Dec 20-30, 2021
5-9PM / Limited to 5 visitor per hour.
See EVENTS in the menu above for details and to make reservations.

yödoishëndahgwa'geh is inter-sensorial space of moving image and sound by Seneca artist Rosy Simas and her collaborative composer François Richomme. The intention of the space is to contribute to the healing of generations on the river behind us - our ancestors, and in front of us - generations yet to be born.

Heidi Eckwall and Sam Aros Mitchell provided advice and technical assistance and made this iteration possible.

Read an interview HERE of Rosy Simas and performer Sam Mitchell by Juleana Enright on Simas’ yödoishëndahgwa'geh installation at All My Relations Arts.

This iteration is supported by Rosy Simas Danse and research funds Simas has received from Carleton College and the Weisman Art Museum. This iteration is a bridge to Simas project she who lives on the road to war.

Simas’ research for yödoishëndahgwa’geh was supported by a 2021 Pamela Beatty Mitchell Residency in Contemporary Dance at Colorado College Department of Theater and Dance.

yödoishëndahgwa'geh (a place for rest)

All My Relations Gallery, 1414 East Franklin, Minneapolis

August 9-September 21, 2021
M-F 10-5 & Sat 10-3

yödoishëndahgwa'geh (a place to rest) is an immersive inter-sensorial installation of moving image, moving sound, moving sculpture and moving people, created by Rosy Simas (Seneca, Heron clan).

The intention of the space is to contribute to the healing of generations on the river behind us – our ancestors, and in front of us – generations yet to be born. yödoishëndahgwa’geh is cyclical creation. By resting and taking refuge in the space, each visitor influences the installation and contributes to the future iterations.

yödoishëndahgwa’geh is a part of a larger three-year project by Simas. she who lives on the road to war is being developed in response to our global loss and the collective need to grieve, to condole, and to come together in peace and reconciliation.

Rosy Simas is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support/or Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. yödoishëndahgwa’geh is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

yödoishëndahgwa’geh is supported by a grant from the National Performance Network FY21 Documentation & Storytelling Fund. Simas’ research for yödoishëndahgwa’geh was supported by a 2021 Pamela Beatty Mitchell Residency in Contemporary Dance at Colorado College Department of Theater and Dance.