Summary Of Broken Arrangements By Jungen

In Broken Arrangements (2015-2016), Jungen explores an object that epitomises the materialistic society that is prevalent today. Through the use of the transformation, he took the most mainstream branding in the world (Nike air Jordan’s) and manipulated it to illustrate his authentic manipulations by combining a symbol of his Northwest Coast heritage with an expensive global commodity. Jungen conveys in his artwork how over time, Natives have become apart of Western society or are influenced by western ways of life and exemplifies this by combining what one would see at first, as two disparate objects. The initial purpose of a Nike air Jordan is as a commodity compared to the Native Mask which is ritual, however as society has changed in many