Janet Wang / Ports of Entry
AKA/PAVED Billboard Space at 424 20th Street West
Co-presented by AKA artist-run, Hamilton Artists Inc., and PAVED Arts
July through August 2020
Based on research of Chinese-Canadian settler histories and visual storytelling, artist Janet Wang has created the panoramic digital work, Ports of Entry. Looking at the speculative nature of migration; the patterns found in the histories of labour, movement and settling, Wang's works explores the evidence of who has privilege, and who does not. Shorelines represent a limit that is constantly in flux, evolving and shifting in response to industry and development. This installation is part of a national billboard exchange between Hamilton Artists Inc., AKA Artist-run, and PAVED Arts.
Image: Janet Wang, Ports of Entry (detail)
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