First Arts company logo
First Arts
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Home
  • Available Artworks
  • Auctions & Exhibitions
  • About
  • SERVICES
  • News & Blog
Menu

Artworks

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK (1986-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player, 2019
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK (1986-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player, 2019
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK (1986-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player, 2019
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK (1986-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player, 2019

PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK (1986-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)

Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player, 2019
stone, antler, and waxed string, 7.25 x 3.75 x 3.5 in (18.4 x 9.5 x 8.9 cm)
signed, "Pits / Q.".
12

Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK (1986-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player, 2019
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK (1986-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player, 2019
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK (1986-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player, 2019
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) PITSEOLAK QIMIRPIK (1986-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player, 2019
Soccer—or football, depending on where you live—is said to be the most universally played sport, while music is often described as the universal language. These two themes of connection come...
Read more

Soccer—or football, depending on where you live—is said to be the most universally played sport, while music is often described as the universal language. These two themes of connection come together seamlessly in this sculpture, offering a reflection on the shared experiences of contemporary life.


Here, the figure dribbles a soccer ball, earbuds nestled in his ears, absorbed in the rhythm of his movements and the beat of his music. It’s a universal image of joy and play that could belong to any young person, anywhere in the world. Yet, the materials root the work unmistakably in the Canadian Arctic. The body, carved in green stone and highly polished, gleams with a sense of motion, its curves and angles catching the light to suggest fluidity and energy. The MP3 player and headphones, crafted from caribou antler, are complemented by a headphone wire of waxed string, evoking the look and texture of sinew.


This interplay between modernity and tradition highlights the enduring relevance of Inuit artistry. To our eye, Inuk with Soccer Ball and MP3 Player is more than a depiction of life, it is a cultural bridge, showing how the local and global intertwine in ways that are both timeless and universal.
Close full details

Provenance

Galerie Elca London, Knowlton, QC.
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email

FIRST ARTS PREMIERS INC.  
 647-286-5012   |    info@firstarts.ca 

 

The main office of First Arts Premiers Inc. is located on the ancestral and traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Huron-Wendat, the original owners and custodians of this land.  Today, it is home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.

 

 

 

Join Our Mailing List

 

JOIN

 

 

 

Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Send an email
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2025 First Arts
Site by Artlogic

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join our mailing list

Join

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied in accordance with our privacy policy (available on request). You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.