Where extraction meets extinction, and the sun keeps setting.
When I took this photo, I wasn’t trying to say anything dramatic. It’s just a drum, just a sunset—but that’s the point. These small, quiet things carry the weight of everything that’s changing. Oil heats our homes, but it also represents a cycle that’s melting the ground beneath us. That contradiction is everywhere. I use photography to hold both beauty and warning in the same frame.
The land isn’t just reacting to climate change—it’s talking to us. Through colours, textures, the way ice sits or doesn’t. As a young Inuk artist, I’m not just recording these signs—I’m responding to them. With every photo, I’m saying: look closer. This is our story, too.
Tony Eetak is an emerging artist, musician and culture connector from Arviat, Nunavut, now exploring the arts in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A founding member of the Art Borups Corners, Tony has a demonstrated passion for photography, music, composition, and visual arts. With over five years of experience as a dedicated volunteer, collaborator and co-funder of several arts projects, Tony has been involved in various participatory arts events through organizations like the Arviat Film Society, Global Dignity Canada, Inclusion in Northern Research, and Our People, Our Climate. His contributions earned him recognition as a National Role Model by Global Dignity Canada in 2023. His work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council and the OpenAI Researcher Access Program.
