Can you tell us a bit about your artistic practice and background?

I live and work in Roberts Creek and Sechelt BC. I have a diploma in studio art from Capilano college and a BFA from the University of British Columbia. I have also completed a 4 year apprenticeship in carving, design, and jewelry carving with my father, Heiltsuk artist Bradley Hunt, as well as a 3 year apprenticeship in painting with coast Salish artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun. I am represented by Macaulay Fine Art in Vancouver BC.

Describe your project for Façade Festival 2017

For Façade Fest I am continuing to explore the traditional form line art form of the Heiltsuk people in new and unconventional ways. Several of the images are from my 2016 exhibition at BAF entitled ‘Line As Language.’ In this presentation I have created a couple of new paintings that, when placed together in sequence, comprise an abstract narrative about the revealing of the inter-dimensional or spirit world by the light of the moon.

Have you ever worked in video art or projection mapping before? To what extent was working with this technology a new experience for you?

I haven’t worked in this medium before. My practice is admittedly quite low tech. However I have been working on this project at the same time as a technology based project with Microsoft, and may do more of that in the future.

Is your Façade idea an entirely new project or are you further developing existing themes?

I am continuing to explore the use of formline to tell stories.

Your work will be projected over the entire façade of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Have you ever worked in such a large scale before? What has been exciting, and challenging, about the process?

This is the largest scale I have worked in. It’s always exciting to work in a new medium, as I’m always looking for new ways to explore making art.