Inuk Silis Høegh
Inuk Silis Høegh (born 1972 in Qaqortoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark) is a Greenlandic artist and filmmaker. The son of artist Aka Høegh and photographer and film artist Ivars Silis, he grew up in an artistic environment, and his sister is Bolatta Silis Høegh, also an artist. Background and education. Høegh received the Niels Wessel Bagges Grant in 2005, completing a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (2010) and a Master of Arts in Film and TV Production from the University of Bristol (1997). Career. Filmmaking. Høegh's 2002 documentary  Eskimo Weekend followed a Greenlandic rock band over a weekend, and has been credited with challenging stereotypes about Inuit people. In 2014 Høegh released the documentary about the groundbreaking Greenlandic rock band Sumé. The movie was the first ever Greenlandic selection shown at the Berlinale festival, and was very well received. Visual art. In 2013 Høegh's art installation "Iluliaq", a monumental sculpture of an iceberg, was installed in the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa, as part of the exhibition "Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art". The work provided a commentary on climate change, as it appeared  gradually to "melt" as the windows of the Great Hall were replaced over the duration of the installation. His artwork has been featured in exhibitions in countries including Greenland, Denmark, France, Iceland, Finland, Latvia and Germany, and his film work has been shown internationally.