Sky and snow, meeting our homes. A soft light touches everything. Familiar shapes, but a different feel in the air. The edge of our community, where the wild meets our lives. We watch, we remember, we see the subtle shifts in the world around our doors. This is our place, changing with the light.
Shifting Horizons: Edges of Ice and Snow

Where the Snow Meets Our Homes

By Tony Eetak
Sky and snow, meeting our homes. A soft light touches everything. Familiar shapes, but a different feel in the air. The edge of our community, where the wild meets our lives. We watch, we remember, we see the subtle shifts in the world around our doors. This is our place, changing with the light.
|

Our Community’s Edge

This is where we live. Our homes, nestled in the snow. Looking at it now, in this light, it feels both familiar and a little strange. The sky has that early morning or late evening glow, and it reminds you of how the light itself seems to be changing, the seasons not quite the same as they used to be. Our community is here, rooted in this land, but the snowdrifts and the way the ice forms each year… you notice the differences.

These are the places where we gather, where our families are. And seeing them surrounded by this vastness of snow and sky makes you think about how connected we are to this environment. The changes out on the ice, they affect us here too. The way we travel, the animals we rely on – it all comes back to our community.

This picture is about home. It’s about the place we know and love, but it’s also a reminder that even here, in our villages, we are seeing the impact of a changing climate. It’s a quiet observation, a look at our everyday lives through the lens of the changes happening around us.

Filed Under: 7015-21-0023, Nunavut, SDG 13, SDG 14, SDG 15
Picture of Tony Eetak

Tony Eetak

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.

This project was supported by:

Shifting Horizons: Edges of Ice and Snow

An Inuit Youth Perspective by Tony Eetak
Step into the world as seen through the lens of Tony Eetak, a young Inuit photographer bearing witness to the profound transformations shaping his homeland. This virtual exhibition offers an intimate and powerful journey into the Arctic. Eetak’s images capture the delicate beauty and increasing fragility of a world undergoing rapid change. From endless ice and shifting weather patterns to the resilience of his community amidst these challenges, his photographs are a poignant testament to the deep connection between people and place. Experience the Arctic through a fresh, vital perspective – a call for understanding and action in the face of a changing climate.