Experience Alex Jacobs-Blum – Living and Lost Connections

From now until May 20, 2024

In her first museum solo exhibition, Hamilton-based artist Alex Jacobs-Blum (Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ/ German) uses photography and video to explore themes of continuity and legacy embedded in the ancestral knowledge within her body.

As part of her artmaking process, Jacobs-Blum immerses herself in Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (Cayuga) homelands, situated around one of the Finger Lakes in present-day upstate New York. There, she embodies Hodinöhsö:ni’ women across generations, connecting deeply with Creation. By documenting her presence in the landscape, she navigates historical narratives, displacement, responsibility, and the shaping of new futures.

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