Philip KiffWish I still lived out east and could go see this awesome exhibition at Pier 21 in Halifax by my friend JJ Lee.
It's a fascinating blend of art and artifact, of the personal and historical. A family history uncovering a national history.
A charcoal portrait on paper from her grandfather's laundromat. Ghostly figures emerging from spreading watercolours. Hand-drawn wallpaper.
If you live anywhere close, you should go.
Halifax exhibit tells story of 4 generations of Chinese-Canadian family
A new exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax would never have come to fruition had JJ Lee not stumbled upon a century-old immigration certificate while clearing out her parents' attic in the early days of the pandemic.