Aecon Reconciliation Action Plan
Press Release
“A lot of my recent works have been heavily inspired by our surroundings, whether they are natural or manmade. I have a fascination with the multitude of shapes and designs that can be found in both forms of objects and beings.
This piece is heavily inspired by McLean’s Lookout in Little Current on Manitoulin Island. This lookout specifically gives a marvellous view of the North Channel of Manitoulin Island. It’s a place that I’ve only been a handful of times, however it’s a place where I enjoy just sitting and staring out into the open waters and cascading landscape. To describe the feeling of being up so high and being able to see the land in its entirety is indescribable, rather similar to how dreams feel. Similar to how many of my projects are completed, and true to my current academic focus, this artistic rendition of the North Channel is done completely by memory and nostalgic value alone. In place of perfect copy, I rather focus on how the experience of the lookout makes me feel and the emotions that run through my mind when being there.”
Karly Cywink is an Objiwe Multidisciplinary Artist, originally from Manitoulin Island, and now based in Toronto. Cywink’s work ranges from filmmaking, communications and design, to traditional painting and digital illustration. As a recent graduate of the RTA program at Toronto Metropolitan University, Cywink honed in on her skills of documentary filmmaking, releasing two documentaries entitled Am I Indian Enough? (2019) and You’re Here Now (2020). After the release of these documentaries and in lieu of the ongoing pandemic, Cywink felt that there needed to be a shift in her career and is now honing her skills in digital illustration. Cywink is currently a Master of Arts student at TMU, focussing on the nostalgic experience and how this informs tangible creative art. She will be publishing an illustrative comic for her dissertation.
Cywink’s career so far includes works for and in collaboration with TMU Pow Wow (formally Ryerson University Pow Wow), Aecon, Metrolinx, The Moccasin Identifier Project, and Ted Rogers School of Management. As an artist, Cywink’s goal is simple: she wants to make people feel something and evoke emotions; whether it’s a sense of belonging, relatability, feeling heard, or even inspired. Cywink is still on her own journey to find her own community and help others do the same. She hopes to continue to create strong foundations as an emerging artist and creative leader while shaping the media landscape by sharing experiences and elevating the voices of others.
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