This is an archived event from Culture Days 2022.
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'Sensing Alienation' by Qirou Yang & Sahar Askary Hemmat
In-person
History & heritage LibraryDate and time
Location
Toronto Public Library – Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
Toronto, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
About
Exhibition dates: October 2nd - October 13th
Closing event date: October 13th, 2022 at 6:30pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
About the Program:
Sensing Alienation, explores how traditional buildings in Chinatown have been torn down and modern condos are taking over. During this multi-phased project, Qirou and Sahar will offer disposable cameras to Chinatown residents to document their thoughts in photographs. They will then conduct video interviews with Chinatown everyday workers that reveal their thoughts on the gentrification phenomenon in Chinatown. The stories and memorabilia collected will be showcased in a video displayed on loop at the Toronto Reference Library, followed by a closing event with an artist talk on October 14th.
Artist’s bio:
Qirou Yang is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist who originally came from southern China. She received her BFA at OCAD University and MFA in Documentary Media at Ryerson University. She has participated in Vector Festival, Video Fever, UAAC Conference, Digital Art Residency COLLAB-19 in 2020, and Residency Videopoem at the gallery Vidéographe in Montreal in 2021. She is currently a part-time professor at Faculty of Media & Creative Arts at Humber College.
Sahar Askary Hemmat is a Toronto-based multimedia artist. She was born and raised in Iran. She did her bachelor’s in Photography at Tehran University of Art and has recently completed her MFA in Documentary media at Ryerson university. Her latest exhibition Gav Khouni, a multimedia installation looking at the intersection of landscape and identity, was held at Prefix Gallery. She has recently been one of the recipients of the 2022 Newcomer Arts Award.
Organizer
Ontario Culture Days
The Ontario Culture Days Festival is an annual celebration of arts, culture and heritage taking place each fall. Ontario Culture Days in partnership with Toronto Public Library has selected local creatives to produce programs specific to local communities. These programs will continue to highlight the core themes of the Festival.