What George Said… Anna GustafsonSalt Spring Island, British Columbia Prix Salt Spring - Prix Joan McConnell Dimension 80 x 54 x 10 Médium Cotton yarn on wool felt Salt Spring Prize: The Joan McConnell Award $20,000 – Donated by Joan McConnell “Power is not a means; it is an end.” “Weakness is strength.” “The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.” – George Orwell “Everything is coded now” “Whoever feels safe is more likely to use un-coded terms, say things straight out… …Language is just a reflection of reality.” – Robin Lakoff, UC, Berkeley, NYT, May 2025 White is black. Black is white. The imagery evolved from the cross-stitch sampler that Liberty, my mother, made as a child in the 1930s, with scrap yarn and fabric. Heavy thick felt was chosen to evoke visceral veritas. Prix Salt Spring - Prix Joan McConnell What George Said… Anna GustafsonSalt Spring Island, British Columbia À propos de l'artiste À propos de l'artiste Anna GustafsonSalt Spring Island, British Columbia Anna Gustafson was conceived in Guatemala to an Italian/Guatemalan mother and Swedish father, born in Sweden and raised in Vancouver, Canada. Gustafson's long view has benefited from being nurtured in a multi-cultural family within an immigrant perspective. An important premise of her work is that we best remember information and events through our senses and associated emotions. With a strong sensory component, her work is a catalyst for deep emotion and conversation, that encourages each viewer absorb and retain their experience. Anna has shown in public galleries since 1974. Anna acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Suivez sur les sociaux