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Drop-in Exhibition Tour with Saundi McClain-Kloeckener
Join local Afro-Indigenous riverkeeper and water walker, Saundi McClain-Kloeckener, in her unique view of Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea. In this guided tour, McClain-Kloeckener will discuss artworks in the exhibition that reference or are inspired by Gichi-Ziibi—the Great River or Mississippi River.
Tours begin at the welcome desk in Sculpture Hall and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Saundi McClain-Kloeckener
About the tour
The imagery and monumental scale of Kiefer’s works recognize the power of water, whether metaphorically, metaphysically, or spiritually. For Native cultures, the rivers and waters of Turtle Island are that and more. McClain-Kloeckener will lead a tour based on her Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) view of historical and present-day reciprocal relations with the Mississippi River.
Come in with your hearts, come in! / Biindigaw! (Ojibwe) / Gi yv ha! (Cherokee)
About the speaker
Saundi McClain-Kloeckener has held space at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers for more than 15 years. A member of the Native Women’s Care Circle, a prayer group supporting health and welfare in the local Native American community, she has participated in numerous Indigenous-led prayer walks along rivers and lakes on Turtle Island and leads local water-blessing ceremonies.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
