Digital technologies can serve as tools for promoting solidarity, recognition, and possibilities for Indigenous communities. New Red Order describes itself as a “public secret society” and is primarily led by brothers Adam and Zack Khalil, of the Ojibwe people, and Jackson Polys, of the Tlingit people. The aspirations and imagination of North American Indigenous peoples, as well as the challenges they face in defending their autonomy and dignity, form the foundation of the collective’s artistic practice.
Through the technique of photogrammetry, which generates three-dimensional data of objects or structures from photographs, New Red Order engulfs colonial statuary in Culture Capture:. Crimes Against Reality. Sculptures by James Earle Fraser, emblematic of the myth of United States colonization, are metamorphosed into a digital entity that simultaneously mimics the organic and seeks to invert the processes of capture that have defined the history of the Americas since the European invasion.
Léo Felipe
New Red Order (Ojibway and Tlingit/United States, 2016) is an Indigenous collective with contributions from Adam Khalil (Ojibway), Zack Khalil (Ojibway), and Jackson Polys (Tlingit). The group uses video, performance, and critical appropriation to address colonial narratives and create spaces for reflection and solidarity about Indigenous culture. Their work often explores the contradictions of representations and desires surrounding Indigenous identity, proposing reconfigurations of these meanings in a contemporary context. The collective has exhibited its work at institutions such as MoMA, the Whitney Museum, the Toronto Biennial, the Sundance Film Festival, the Walker Art Centre, and the Sharjah Biennial. They live in different cities around the world.
