Sensing Alienation

Photo by Zhuoqing Tan

Qirou Yang & Sahar Askary Hemmat

Sensing Alienation explores how traditional buildings in Chinatown have been torn down and modern condos are taking over. Qirou and Sahar conducted video interviews with Chinatown workers that reveal their thoughts on the gentrification phenomenon in Chinatown and offered disposable cameras to Chinatown residents to document their thoughts in photographs.



These programs would not be possible without the support of the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of Ontario, the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund and the Toronto Arts Council.

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