Soft Talk Quiet Listening Maria HupfieldToronto, Ontario Dimension 36" x 15" Médium Industrial felt, gold spandex, fabric This soft sculpture is wall mounted and styled after a listening device like a tin can phone from childhood with two receptors at either end of a long rope. I design my creations to be worn by and in relation to the body. As a performance artist I am interested in new narratives where artwork is an invitation for the unexpected. This work comes out of my commitment to communication and deep listening both internally with self and externally with others as written about by Indigenous scholar Dylan Robinson in “Hungry Listening”. Soft Talk Quiet Listening Maria HupfieldToronto, Ontario À propos de l'artiste À propos de l'artiste Maria HupfieldToronto, Ontario Maria Hupfield merges performance art, design, and sculpture; drawing from Indigenous storytelling traditions through art, scholarship, collaboration, and social justice. Recent accomplishments include: Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship 2025; and “The Endless Supernatural Powers of Fabulous Panther (Biimskojiwan)”, Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus, Ohio, USA) 2025, following its premiere at the Toronto Biennial of Art 2024. Hupfield is Anishinaabek, Wasauksing First Nation (Huron Robinson Treaty), an island in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada; and the Canadian Research Chair in Transdisciplinary Indigenous Arts, Associate Professor in Indigenous Digital Arts and Performance, and Director of Indigenous Creation Studio, at the University of Toronto. Suivez sur les sociaux