Art works use representation and abstraction as symbols for immigrant experience Representation and abstraction used as visual symbols for immigration by Chinese Canadian artist Nicholas Tay at the Massy Books Gallery.
Author of the article: Kevin Griffin
Publishing date: May 11, 2021 • 3 days ago • 3 minute read • Artist Nicholas Tay at his home in Vancouver on May 10. Tay s work is featured in the exhibition Amateur Cartography at the Massy Books Gallery in Chinatown. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG
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/let it out/
faster than i can breathe,
my eyes strained, they
/you will never get to ask why/
/let it out/
intergenerational trauma
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