Inuit illustrator Annie Pootoogook’s work wields the language of childhood to depict scenes of modern family life in the wintry isolation of Nunavut. Apdoting an elementary school artist’s tendency to produce sparse, minimalist cross-sections of domestic scenes, Pootoogook’s images are framed from a wide-eyed child’s perspective as they highlight the theatricality in small, quiet moments. She seems particularly fond of depicting children watching television, capturing moments of sedentary cultural engagement with what’s either an attitude of coldly voyeuristic detachment or heartbreaking melancholy.
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