Lot 25

Padloo Samayualie’s images are sometimes based on photographs, sometimes from memory, and often simply on her keen observation of the world around her. Precise detail is combined with an excellent sense of colour in her depictions that see no bounds to subject matter. From a minuscule pencil sharpener to the grand skyscrapers of New York City, no subject is too large nor too small for Samayualie to capture. After a trip to New York City, Samayualie became fascinated with phone lines and electricity, thinking about how little energy it takes to keep her hometown (Kinngait, NU) functioning (compared to New York), and how deeply they rely on it for survival.

In 2001, Samayualie travelled to Banff for a drawing workshop and later, in 2007, took part in the National Film Board animation workshop in her hometown of Kinngait (Cape Dorset).