Yuling Chen, Xpace Cultural Centre, Exhibitions
43.654°N 79.385°W
Yuling Chen
2017 – 2018
2017 – 2026
2026
Xpace culture centre, etc.
statement/concept:
people believe Chinatown is where Chinese people gather. In reality, it is a memorial of how the head tax on immigrants, Chinese people, etc., has deep and unwavering effects on the communities. this work is about labors, taxes and governmental oppressions. It is about boundaries of chinatown and how it moved historically. many people don’t see the harms done on Chinese people but the glamorous facade of Chinatown. it is adaptable. etc.
essay:
why did Chinese people moved?
when the first chinatown in toronto was districted, the head tax on Chinese people made them move the site of Chinatown from the nowadays city hall to the current location around Spadina avenue. it has made many people anxious worrying about another real estate crisis, financial crisis and racial segregation in Canada, or in North America in general. in 2017 Donald j. trump was elected to be the president of the United States. this has given people hope about making gentrification less and affordable housing more. it is an environmental attempts of people to cut down costs. many of these people now retain possessions of Chinese people. the argument has become flared with traumas. be it urban or commercial. etc.
Yuling Chen 