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This exhibition brings together artists Kanna Anigbogu, Abdul Hamid Kanu Jr. and Don Kwan to explore memory, cultural history and the diasporic experience. Through black-and-white photography, digital art and mixed media inspired by family archives, the works reflect cultural resilience and personal narratives. Kanu captures Sierra-Leonean communities reconnecting with their heritage. Anigbogu uses Igbo motifs to evoke the freedom of youth. Kwan illuminates intergenerational Chinese-Canadian stories through resonant objects.
Curator Yanaminah Thullah examines "diasporic nostalgia" — a longing for one’s homeland intertwined with efforts to reclaim cultural identity and community across distances. These themes explore how displacement, memory and cultural traditions shape the diaspora. Learn more about cultural exhibitions in Canada’s capital.
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Carleton University Art Gallery, St. Patrick’s Building, Carleton University - 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa ON K1S 5B6
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Carleton University Art Gallery, St. Patrick’s Building, Carleton University - 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa ON K1S 5B6
Canada
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