Name: 'Sensing Alienation' by Qirou Yang & Sahar Askary Hemmat
Start: 2022-10-13T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2022-10-13T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library

'Sensing Alienation' by Qirou Yang & Sahar Askary Hemmat

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Sensing Alienation, explores how traditional buildings in Chinatown have been torn down and modern condos are taking over.

Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library

Exhibition Dates: October 2nd - October 14th Closing Event Date: October 14th, 6:30pm - 8:30pmLocation: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8About the Program: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 &amp; 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. She has been part of several group exhibitions. 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.-Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks&#x27; notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca. -This program is a part of the ON Culture Days @ the Library series by <a href="https://onculturedays.ca/2022-creatives-in-residence/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ontario Culture Days</a> and Toronto Public Library and is made possible thanks to support from Canadian Heritage, the Province of Ontario, the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Toronto Arts Council.

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