Exhibiting at TIFF Bell Lightbox for the Asian Heritage Month
There is so much we don't know about history and the historical relations between different cultures. Fortunately, art is always a great way to bridge the gap and help bring things together. I was able to learn a little bit more about Indonesia and it's history during the Asian Heritage Month through a creative project with the Asian Art an Culture Trust (AACT). A couple months ago, the AACT put out a call for artists to participate to a group exhibition called Conversation with Elders . The goal for that project was to pair artists with elders of asian descent to have a conversation with about their heritage and create a piece of artwork inspired by that conversation. I took this unique opportunity submit my application to participate with Betty, a lovely lady whom I met online through a meetup group called Soul City Social Club during the pandemic. She stood out in the group as being very creative, fashionable and full of interesting stories. She was the first person th