Spirit Of The Arctic

Year Published: 1995

Creator: Alexander Hamilton-Brown

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: The first documentary to feature three distinguished circumpolar Inuit artists carving on a monumental scale – a rarity in arctic art. It features the work of Paulatuk sculptor Abraham Anghik Ruben, Joe Nasagalawik from Tuktoyaktuk and Dolphus Cadeux from Yellowknife. The film shows the sculptors working on a five ton block of Indiana limestone, a three ton block of Carrera marble and a three metre long jawbone of an arctic whale, left behind from the old whaling days. It also reveals how the artists empower their work with emotion and allegory. FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES contact: Arts On Film. http://artsonfilm.com/