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Quinn Hopkins
(Mixed Ojibwe, non-status) is an interdisciplinary artist blending urban Indigenous experiences with digital futurism.

Influenced by Indigenous futurists like Cannupa Hanska Luger, Santiago X and Skawennati, Hopkins’s immersive installations and digital artworks explore ancestral storytelling, technological innovation and cultural resurgence.

His work invites collaboration and imagines empowered Indigenous futures, fostering community engagement, reciprocity with the land and profound interconnections between traditional knowledge and visionary digital landscapes. Hopkins has exhibited across Turtle Island, including at venues including Evergreen Brick Works and the Thunder Bay Art Gallery among others.

Hopkins grew up in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) and has living relatives who are members of Batchewana First Nations who claim him.

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STELLAR NARRATIVES

Stellar Narratives: An Urban Indigenous Odyssey bridges the gap between Anishinaabe night sky stories and the city. With each season, a new chapter unfolds through augmented reality, showcasing the constellations that have guided Anishinaabe wisdom for generations. This AR experience is a new way of sharing stories, connecting us to the oral traditions that have long shaped indigenous knowledge.

Set against both cityscapes and natural landscapes, the artwork invites urban indigenous people to look up and rediscover the ancestral stories etched in the stars above them. It is a reminder that the wisdom of the land is still with us, even in the heart of the city. Hopkins’s work is a creative pathway back to these teachings, making the ancient art of storytelling interactive and accessible, helping us remember and return to the land’s deep knowledge through the shared experience of art.

LIMITEDLIMITLESS

Limited//Limitless (2023) is a part-physical, part-AR installation by Quinn Hopkins displayed on the ice of Lake Nipissing for Ice Follies. Physical artwork marks the frozen surface, while viewers use QR-activated AR on their phones to reveal a hidden digital ecosystem beneath. The piece reflects on the relationship between Anishinaabe people and fish, especially walleye, as food, spirit, and medicine. By infinitely mirroring a pickerel within a translucent box, it suggests abundance but also warns of delicate balance and the need for stewardship.