Sacred Tags is an interactive projection that reads graffiti and petroglyphs as one continuous practice of marking place. It premiered at Nuit Blanche Toronto 2025 in Poetic Justice, curated by Charlene K. Lau. Anishinaabemowin, urban tags and rock art from Agawa and Mazinaw layer across the wall. A depth sensor captures the audience, and each body enters the work as a star person, a pictograph or a flame. Movement peels back the graffiti to reveal teachings underneath.

In 2026 I rebuilt the work as a new iteration with Ontario Arts Council support. At MUTEK's Village Numérique in Montreal it ran edge to edge on a shipping container for two weeks, the sensor tucked under the projector housing and the textures retuned to read on metal. Passersby found their silhouettes within seconds. A Thunder Bay chapter animates city landmarks at the centre of Hyper Woodland at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.

A tag is a claim to presence. The oldest ones on this land are carved in stone.