Journey Into the Centre (Beyond the Western World)

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:35:13 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Chang, Ana

Artwork creator(s):

Chang, Ana

Text author(s):

Chang, Ana

Text author(s):

Chang, Ana

Installation year:

1991

Remarks on location:

The text is placed in the windows of the CCC and runs along the building at street level.

Artwork description

Source: Tsang, H. (1991). Self Not Whole: Cultural Identity […] Vancouver: The Chinese Cultural Centre. p.68

Description:

Text entered in the window of a shop

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

1.MY MOTHER TONGUE,
MY MOTHER’S TONGUE

2.DIS PLACE, THIS PLACE
SHE DISPLAYS HER SCHOOL TROPHIES.

3.WE ARE NOT, HAVE NOT

4. INSTRUCTION: STAND NEAR THE CENTRE
FORMULA¬____
X=INDOCTRINATION
Y=IMMERSION
Z=DESIRE
Nth=MIND, HEART, SOUL
GRADE= ___
MIND= ___%
HEART= ___%
SOUL= ___%

5. ON LOCATION: VANCOUVER,
BEIJING, ETC.
“WHERE ARE YOU FROM?”
“CANADA”.
“NO. WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM…”

6.SHE STARED AT THE MARGIN INTO
THE NIGHT.

SHE WAS ADVISED TO STUDY THE
METAPHYSICAL POETS.

7.SWEET & BITTER
DRINK A BOWL OF HERBAL BROTH.

IT WILL NOURISH AND GUARD
AGAINST DYSFUNCTION.

8.DESTINATION KNOWN AND HIDDEN
PLOTTING A MAP OF THE PAST/
PRESENT/FUTURE.

Text theme:

Acculturation, assimilation, Chinese-Canadian identity

Artwork theme:

Acculturation, assimilation, Chinese-Canadian identity

History

History:

Event: Self Not Whole: Cultural Identity and Chinese-Canadian Artists in Vancouver (Commissioner: Lorraine Henry Tsang and Chan. Participating artists: Ana Chang, Diana Li, Pender Guy, Mary Sui-Yee Wong, Paul Wong, Kiki Yee, Sharyn Yuen) November 2-30, 1991

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Chang, Ana

Source:

Self Not Whole: Cultural Identity and Chinese-Canadian Artists in Vancouver. November 2-30, 1991 (sous la dir. de Henry Tsang), Vancouver : The Chinese Cultural Centre, 1991, p. 46-47. Date de saisie : Architecte du bâtiment : Remarques du catalogueur : Personne(s) ressource : 1. Chinese Cultural Centre 50 East Pender Street, Vancouver, CB V6A 3V6 Tel: (604) 658-8850 Fax: (604) 687-6260 email us at <a href="mailto:ccchq@intergate.bc.ca">hq@cccvan.com</a> 2. Chinese Cultural Centre, Museum & Archives 555 Columbia St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6A 4H5 Tel: (604) 658-8880 Fax: (604) 687-0368

Document(s):

Self Not Whole: Cultural Identity and Chinese-Canadian Artists in Vancouver. November 2-30, 1991

Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Self Not Whole: Cultural Identity and Chinese-Canadian Artists in Vancouver

Journey Into the Centre (Beyond the Western World)