In many Indigenous cultures, there was no written language. But that didn’t mean there was no history. It meant that history lived differently—through story, song, and visual traditions. The meaning of Indigenous art lies in that role: it carried knowledge, memory, and identity across generations. Artists weren’t just creative—they were record-keepers, teachers, and community voices. In many places, they still are.

Art helps us identify with one another and expands our notion of we -- from the local to the global.” ~ Olafur Eliasson

Fences can be used to regulate and detain people, to segregate and to train people to accept the given conditions." - Ai Weiwei