一柳煙／Willows in the Wind

Multimedia installation
2024

An altar inspired by the history of Chinese Miners Cabin in Barkerville (1909-1934), honouring the countless anonymous Chinese migrant workers in Canada and the life lost.

On the wall:

Seven willow charcoal drawings of pussy willows in Wells

From left to right on the desk:

茶葉紙房子／Paper house origami with tea paper
門聯／Mini door couplet
來自垃圾站的地衣群／Lichens from Wells dump
銀柳枯枝／Pussy willow dead branch arrangement
掌心石／Rock from Bowron Lake
紙熊／Paper bear by ink marbling
銀柳炭筆／Willow charcoals made in Wells

(Displayed at the open studio of the artist residency at Island Mountain Arts, Wells, BC, in 2024)