{"product_id":"kwikwi-lauren-brevner-james-harry-sinulhḵay-2025","title":"Lauren Brevner \u0026 James Harry, Sínulhḵay, 2025","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLAUREN BREVNER \u0026amp; JAMES HARRY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSínulhḵay\u003c\/em\u003e, 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArt Edition\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRINT DETAILS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEdition: 50\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: 30\" x 15\"\u003cbr\u003eImage size: 24.5\" x 9\"\u003cbr\u003ePaper: Pescia, cotton rag 300 gsm \u003cbr\u003eMagnani 1404, Italy\u003cbr\u003eTechnique: hand-printed embossed woodblock relief, serigraph, suspended copper pigment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDate: 2025\u003cbr\u003eSignature: signed and numbered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudio Lauren James is the collaborative duo of James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry and Lauren Brevner. James, of the Skwxwú7mesh Nation, creates work rooted in Coast Salish design and contemporary cultural resurgence. Lauren’s practice explores matriarchal influence and her Japanese-Trinidadian heritage through mixed media and public art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResponding to the new monumental installation in Vancouver, BC,\u003cem\u003e Sínulhḵay\u003c\/em\u003e, the newest edition in this grouping, marks a bold and contemporary addition by Lauren Brevner and James Harry. Rooted in an ancestral Skwxwúmesh story, the work tells of a two-headed serpent—one head representing greed and personal gain, the other symbolizing generosity and the restoration of balance. In the story, a serpent is destroying the land and animal habitats, and so the young warrior Xwechtáal must choose: slay the “bad” head and bring the animals back, or slay the “good” head and take all the power for himself. With stark clarity and graphic immediacy, Harry and Brevner render this moral parable as a meditation on leadership, responsibility, and the stakes of personal and cultural decision-making. The serpent becomes a symbol of the same tensions explored in the other works: psychological complexity, the natural world as alive and watchful, and the lasting impacts of colonial disruption. With bold graphic energy, \u003cem\u003eSínulhḵay\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a vital, living thread in this intergenerational conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProceeds from the sale of this print directly fund the acquisition of \u003cem\u003eSuper Natural Eye II\u003c\/em\u003e created by Studio Lauren James. Featured in the Gordon Smith Gallery’s 2025-26 exhibition \u003cem\u003eFrom The Ground\u003c\/em\u003e, this work will be permanently installed at the new Cloverley Elementary School in North Vancouver in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted by Val Loewen at Malaspina Printmakers\u003cbr\u003ePhoto by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.racheltophamphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e Rachel Topham Photography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.studiolaurenjames.com\/\"\u003eStudio Lauren James\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtist: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesharry.ca\/\"\u003eJames Harry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtist: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.laurenbrevner.com\/\"\u003eLauren Brevner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artists for Kids \u0026 Gordon Smith Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53225178726697,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/9580\/5993\/files\/Brevner_Harry_HR.jpg?v=1775169172","url":"https:\/\/gordonsmithgallery.com\/products\/kwikwi-lauren-brevner-james-harry-sinulh%e1%b8%b5ay-2025","provider":"Artists for Kids \u0026 Gordon Smith Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}