Eye Of The Ancestor Opening Ceremony
Join us for the unveiling of James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry's new sculpture, Eye of The Ancestor.
Remarks at 6:30pm, with reception to follow
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James Harry: Eye of the Ancestor is on view April 10 – October 18
About Eye of the Ancestor
A new sculpture by James Harry marks The Polygon Gallery’s seventh collaboration and co-commission with Burrard Arts Foundation. Eye of the Ancestor is a striking yellow cedar wooden sphere, carved with Coast Salish designs on the surface and holding a mirror-polished steel sphere inside. The composition creates layered reflections and viewpoints that shift with the viewer’s movements around the sculpture. The title is rooted in Coast Salish visual language, where the eye signifies awareness, presence, and continuity beyond the individual. The sculpture constructs this form as an immersive spatial system, transforming the eye into structure, threshold, and interior. Through calibrated light, reflection, and movement, the work enacts Indigenous pedagogies in material form, situating knowledge as relational, layered, and revealed over time.
Banner Image: James Harry, in-progress view of Eye of the Ancestor, 2026. Co-commissioned by The Polygon Gallery and Burrard Arts Foundation. Photo courtesy of the artist.