Composition (Two Men and a Spider) was first exhibited in Noise Ghost: Shuvinai Ashoona and Shary Boyle, a 2009 show at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto. By not distinguishing between Inuit and contemporary art, Noise Ghost challenged many preconceptions about Inuit art, including the assumption that Inuit imagery is drawn from a not-so-distant past when Inuit were still living on the land.

This particular drawing marks a dramatic shift in Shuvinai’s subject matter—from her northern surroundings to her imaginings.