My latest project Abundance opened as an online exhibition with Patel Gallery for the 2020 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Featuring new sculptural, photographic and installation-based works, Abundance is a cyclical reflection on two actions: my relatives bringing pieces of cut fruit in my youth, and me leaving fruit offerings at ancestral graves.
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Brock De Boer's work is an archival snapshot of contemporary and nostalgic objects cast in porcelain telling my story. Casting an object from a past time or of a temporary material in porcelain allows that item to exist forever, telling the future a bit about the past.
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When she was just 11, Stephanie’s Chinese mother passed away, and because her father was white, she felt she had lost an important connection to her heritage. The porcelain dumpling reminded her of her mother, who died before teaching her how to fold real ones, and she would send me photos of herself travelling with the dumpling thereafter.
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Part 3. During the unprecedented time of the global pandemic, Canadians across the country were adapting to new and innovative ways to face the disruptions caused by COVID-19. We document some of these moments in this chapter as a time capsule of what occurred when time stood still.
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Part 2. During the unprecedented time of the global pandemic, Canadians across the country were adapting to new and innovative ways to face the disruptions caused by COVID-19. We document some of these moments in this chapter as a time capsule of what occurred when time stood still.
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During the unprecedented time of the global pandemic, Canadians across the country were adapting to new and innovative ways to face the disruptions caused by COVID-19. We document some of these moments in this chapter as a time capsule of what occurred when time stood still.
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Writer Julie Phan shared her journey in navigating spaces as an Asian person, as a Chinese-Vietnamese-Canadian. She often confronted with the classic question of “what are you, where are you from?” and she finds herself hesitating to answer because there is no concise answer.
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Hanjin Tan is a celebrity singer-songwriter-producer-actor who is making a difference in the music scene in Asia and for his fanbase around the world. With a unique Hainanese background, he speaks fluently in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese, which is reflected in his diverse use of language when he sings and produces music.
陳奐仁，唱作藝人，最佳歌手、最佳作曲作詞人、最佳年度製作人，獲獎無數，正在為他的歌迷和亞洲音樂製造一番新景象。
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Lawyer and Model Yinsey Wang interviewed her good friend, Berlin-based Chinese filmmaker, writer, lecturer and artist Xiaowen Zhu on her journey of creation. In this article, Yinsey captured Xiaowen’s reflections on her work, both new and old, with renewed interest and hindsight. Xiaowen, like her art, is never still and always finding new, unchartered territory. Having lived in many different places in the world, including Shanghai, Frankfurt, Upstate New York, Los Angeles and London, she has a rich collection of experiences to draw from. To Xiaowen, art represents self-expression, finding her purpose in the world, challenging presumptions of what is and what should be, and most importantly, redefining what could be.
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For a world that values culture and tradition far less than materialism and other commodities, one designer has managed to set a foundation for his company by capturing the charming vernacular and local spirit of his city, Hong Kong. Douglas Young, a local celebrity who has appeared on one of Anthony Bourdain’s last episodes of Parts Unknown and lectured at universities in Singapore about his passion for culture, is making a difference in helping this generation remember the unique culture of Hong Kong’s ever-changing identity. Douglas co-founded G.O.D. with Benjamin Lau in 1996, fulfilling a long-term vision to build a Hong Kong brand that is both forward-looking and proud of its cultural origins. G.O.D. retails contemporary furniture, homeware and lifestyle accessories with a contemporary Chinese twist, designed in-house by a multidisciplinary design team led by Douglas.
Who else is celebrating their first Father’s Day? Canadian singer songwriter Tyler Shaw has been producing music and sharing his thoughts from home throughout the pandemic. He also welcomed his baby daughter into the world, who pops up in his feed regularly! Happy first Father’s Day, Tyler! Last year, we had a chance to spend some time with Tyler (at the lovely Hazelton Hotel Toronto) to learn about his journey of music, his relationship with Chinese heritage, also his ArtistsCan project initiated with fellow Canadian artist, Fefe Dobson.
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