Exhibition runs September 18 – November 3 at Dunlop Central Mediatheque Part of Queer City Cinema Film Festival
This video tells a simple story of love and loss. Niagara was originally called Ongniaahra, a Mohawk word, from the Haudenosaunee Nations.
Shelley Niro is a Brantford-based multi-disciplinary artist whose work focuses on Indigenous identity, history and rights imbued with a deeply feminist perspective and rich humour. Niro is a member of the Six Nations Reserve, Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk. Her work encompasses filmmaking, photography, painting, sculpture, beadwork, and new media.
Shelley Niro, Niagara, 2015, video, 5:00. Image courtesy of Vtape.