Indigenous vs. Western
This theme is compiled of moments where imagery or styling from the different cultural sides, together.
From vibrant and indigenous-styled The Great Mother and the Westernized photographs of the space around the hotel, to the numerous instances where black and white photos meet Native American patterns and symbols, showing these two attributes side by side could read as “victors and their kill”.
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American History & American Culture
American History: the Indigenous painting (The Great Mother) on the left and four photographs of the mountain showing four seasons on the right.
American History: Ullman wears red, white, and blue and is shown signing papers.
American History: the eagle statue behind Ullman.
Saturation + Vibration as Indicator
The Maze: the Indigenous painting (The Great Mother) on the left and four photographs of the mountain showing four seasons on the right.
The Great Earth Mother
Artwork: The Great Mother, Morrisseau.
Western vs. Indigenous: Combining both ways to represent one's world, environment, and point of view feeds into the American History narrative, speaking to Manifest Destiny, Colonialism, Settlers, and absorbed culture due to assimiltation.