Jordan Burkart
Jordan Burkart is a Native photographer, based in the Sacramento area. She feels a great responsibility to accurately and authentically represent her community through art making. Since its introduction to the West, photography has been weaponized against Indigenous peoples and used as a tool to reinforce colonization.
The photograph has been used to promote Manifest Destiny or the idea that European colonists were destined by the Christian God to expand westward across North America to possess the land and its resources, committing genocide against anyone who would stand in the way. She hopes to reclaim the photograph by using it to honor her culture. Through Jordan’s work, she examines the relationship between land, memory, and the survival of culture, creating images that honor contemporary Native presence and persistence.
Jordan’s work will be featured in “Ephemera” on May 17, 2025. Read more about the event details here.
Check out Jordan’s Instagram here.
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