Jenny Irene
On this sand (together) documents the story of place, Inupiaq familial connections to each other, and Indigenous lands and waters through photography. The space we knew as our subsistence fish camp near Nome, Alaska has been altered by climate change and was washed away by Typhoon Merbok. Containing portraits of family and friends, place, and the remixing of familial archival images, this work connects past, present, and future Inupiat and records our stories from fish camp, recording what climate change hasn’t erased - our ties to each other and the memories of place.
Looking towards the Bering Sea at Fort Davis/Uinñaataavik
2024
10” x 8”
Archival inkjet print
Dreaming of hearing your stories and laughter
2025
10” x 8”
Archival inkjet print
Fish net at Fort Davius (Uinñaataavijk)
2025
10” x 8”
Archival inkjet print
How do we tell stories of place when that place is gone? (After Typhoon Merbok)
2025
10” x 8”
Archival inkjet print
Mom at the place where our fish camp used to be (after Typhoon Merbok)
2025
10” x 8”
Archival inkjet print
Atqaquq
2025
10” x 8”
Archival inkjet print