Worldview Manipulation Therapy

Ice House, Phoenix, Arizona, 2009

Worldview Manipulation Therapy draws upon the ephemeral, transformative and esoteric aspects of tribal ceremonies that are central to the Indigenous worldview as a means to examine contemporary, postcolonial tensions driven by globalization, neoliberalism and cultural chauvinism. The exhibition examined these tensions as they are manifested internally, among tribal communities, and externally, as clashes of worldview between Indigenous communities and Western entities.

The new series of installations featured in the exhibition, produced collaboratively by the Postcommodity artists, range from large-scale, mixed-media work to immersive environments of video, light and sound. The exhibition spans more than 10,000 feet of floor space, and represents the collective’s most ambitious work to date.

Worldview Manipulation Therapy demonstrates the relevancy of Indigenous expression within the larger sphere of contemporary art, and provides an important statement of Indigenous cultural self-determination.