Bolshakova & Whiteside: Catching Reindeer
Volume 14: Catching a Reindeer
Writings by Kseniia Bolshakova @haka.huruksut
Art by Ripley Whiteside @ripleywhiteside
Kseniia Bolshakova is a Dolgan language activist and writer. Born and raised in the settlement and tundra of Popigai on the Taimyr Peninsula, she holds deep concerns about the loss of the native language and traditional knowledge, as well as issues of colonization and assimilation. Kseniia crafts her prose in the native Dolgan language, specializing in the genre of flash fiction. Her debut bilingual book, "The Frost Also Melts", slated for release in June 2024, comprises 17 flash novellas. These narratives encapsulate memories from her nomadic childhood in the tundra and reflections on the destiny of the Dolgans.
Ripley Whiteside is a Nashville, TN based artist who makes work about the complexities of ecological movement. He has a BFA from UNC-CH (2008) and MFA from SUNY-Buffalo (2012). He has participated in solo and group exhibitions in the US and Canada, and he teaches at Metro Parks Visual Arts and Austin Peay State University. His work is represented by Pierre-François Ouellette Art Contemporain in Montreal.