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May I suggest that you stroll over to Dufferin and Queen (located on the south west side of Dufferin) to check out two sets of billboards?

This public artwork by collaborators Bo Wang (China/Amsterdam) and Lu Pan (Hong Kong) reaches across time, space, and histories of image making. Juxtaposed on two double-sided billboards, archival photographs respectively depict a Canadian and a Chinese painter engaged in their craft. In a compelling intervention, Wang and Pan replace the paintings pictured within the images with works from the “opposing” artist’s milieu, generating a layered dialogue between past and present. Ultimately, the installation questions the narratives shaping our visual world, and opens new possibilities for connection and understanding.

To learn more about the curious images, visit contact photo.com and select “public art.”
@contactphoto
@panlvstudio
@bo.wang__ by @su_ying.lee

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What a pleasure hosting artist Xu Tan and Toronto Chinese diasporic artists and organizers. An exchange between senior and (very) junior artists was just one lovely result by @su_ying.lee

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May is almost over, and with it the 2025 edition of CONTACT Festival of Photography 😞 Just a few more days to see the festival exhibitions and Kiri Dalena's billboards.

#REPOST @contactphoto
Kiri Dalena @kiri.dalena
Erased Slogans

Billboards at College St and Lansdowne Ave. Another set of billboards are at Queen and Dufferin. Link to map and exhibition descriptions are in my bio.

On view now through May 31

In her ongoing series Erased Slogans and Birds of Prey, Filipina artist Kiri Dalena has re-worked archival images produced in the Philippines more or less a century apart. Both series convey Filipino histories of the struggles for self-definition, and against silencing. Erased Slogans documents civil resistance against government powers, and Birds of Prey works against the propagandistic colonial lens. The selection presented on billboards in Toronto demonstrates that the projects, begun in 2016 and 2024, respectively, remain globally relevant today, with those in power increasingly attempting to suppress dissenting voices, and cultures worldwide continuing to counter the harm of colonial images.

Presented by CONTACT Photography Festival. Supported by PATTISON Outdoor Advertising. @pattisonoutdoor

Curated by Su-Ying Lee @su_ying.lee by @su_ying.lee

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#REPOST
@contactphoto with Kiri Dalena @kiri.dalena
Birds of Prey
Billboards at Dufferin St and Queen St
On view now through May 31
*If you've looked for Kiri's "Erased Slogans" at College & Lansdowne, we're facing a delay as Pattison tries to gain access to the billboards on the property of the now shuttered car wash. Stay tuned for updates

In her ongoing series, Filipina artist Kiri Dalena has re-worked archival images produced in the Philippines more or less a century apart. “Birds of Prey” conveys Filipino histories of the struggles for self-definition and against silencing, and works against the propagandistic colonial lens. The selection presented on billboards in Toronto demonstrates that the project remains globally relevant today, with those in power increasingly attempting to suppress dissenting voices, and cultures worldwide continuing to counter the harm of colonial images.

Presented by CONTACT Photography Festival. Supported by PATTISON Outdoor Advertising @pattisonoutdoor

Curated by Su-Ying Lee @su_ying.lee by @su_ying.lee

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Well wow Toronto dwellers! Can you believe we finally made it to Spring? As always CONTACT Photography Festival ushers in the season ☀️🌷May I suggest that you go outside and see Kiri Dalena's billboards exhibition?

Link to map of billboard locations and full exhibition texts in bio.

In her ongoing series Erased Slogans and Birds of Prey, Filipina artist Kiri Dalena has re-worked archival images produced in the Philippines more or less a century apart. Both series convey Filipino histories of the struggles for self-definition, and against silencing. Erased Slogans documents civil resistance against government powers, and Birds of Prey works against the propagandistic colonial lens. The selection presented on billboards in Toronto demonstrates that the projects, begun in 2016 and 2024, respectively, remain globally relevant today, with those in power increasingly attempting to suppress dissenting voices, and cultures worldwide continuing to counter the harm of colonial images.
@kiri.dalena

@contactphoto taken in Toronto, Ontario by @su_ying.lee

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It seems appropriate today to announce that Kiri Dalena's works will be shown on billboards in May as part of CONTACT Photography Festival. Shown here is an image from her ongoing "Erased Slogans" series. She's also showing work from her newer "Birds of Prey" series. Video in stories if you want a preview.

Although unrelated to works from the two series that will be shown, Dalena is part of REBAK, a collective founded to organize against former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte. Under the guise of a "war on drugs" Duterte extrajudicially killed approximately 30,000 people. Those murdered were the poor, activists, journalists, dissenters. If you were in Toronto last summer, you may have seen RESBAK's "Stop Genocide" banner at gallery TPW.

Yesterday, Duterte was arrested and flown to the Hague to face the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. I've dropped some info in my stories for those that want to know more.

Kiri Dalena is a visual artist and filmmaker known for her works that lay bare the social inequalities and injustices that continue to exist, particularly in the Philippines. Her active involvement in the mass struggle to uphold human rights amidst state persecution is the foundation for her art practice, which underscores the relevance of protest and civil disobedience in contemporary society.
@kiri.dalena
@contactphoto by @su_ying.lee

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I can not believe it's coming to a conclusion 😢#REPOST @eskerfoundation
🚨 LAST DAY 15 DECEMBER 🚨
It's the final week to visit the exhibition "Constellations: Racial myths, land, and labour" Curated by Su-Ying Lee.

Don't miss this extraordinary and expansive exhibition with 18 artists who look at the connected nature of race-making, while also powerfully expressing self-definition, reclamation, agency, and beauty.

Image: Candice Lin, "La Charada China," detail. Photo by: Blaine Campbell. taken in Calgary, Alberta by @su_ying.lee

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I'm incredibly sad that Nuit Blanche is over. I'm filled with gratitude for everyone and everything that made it possible. But! Several works remains on-view until October 13th including two from "The Weight of Levity," "Closer Together" at Little Norway Park and "Arguing Signs" near the Toronto Music Gardens.

There is also a series of programs including Accessibility for Public Art Workshop

Explore approaches to making accessible public art and learn what you may need to consider when designing experiences for people of all abilities. Gain valuable insights from the Nuit Blanche team and disabled-identified artists as they share learnings from working on this year’s event

This online workshop is co-facilitated by Independent Cultural Producer Cara Eastcott and Nuit Blanche Artistic Director Laura Nanni, with guest artists Atanas Bozdarov, Emily Gillespie, Theodore Robinson and Sage Lovell from Deaf Spectrum.

Visit the Nuit Blanche website or link in bio for more details.
Better documentation to come, but for now:
1. Jon McCurley: Arguing Sign
@tiffany_lamp_swap
2. Julia Jamrozik & Coryn Kempster: Closer Together @ckandjj
3. Atanas Bozdarov & ASM Kobayashi: Rise Over Run
@riseoverrunproject @atanas_b @asmkobayashi taken in Waterfront Toronto by @su_ying.lee

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@nuitblancheto ✨ Waterfront West✨
October 5, 7pm-October 6, 7am 🌛☀️

We are 6 days away! Are you tired of me yet? After Nuit, I won't be art-ing for a bit. So come out and see the work of these artists! And come see Waterfront East and Central!!

Visit the Waterfront West Exhibition titled “The Weight of Levity”, located between Little Norway Park and HTO Park West (projects 1-8).

Set between soaring landmarks and watery depths, this exhibition curated by Su-Ying Lee (@su_ying.lee) examines the physical and emotional distance between up and down.

Underscored by the cycles of sunset and moonrise, The Weight of Levity considers the interrelatedness of seemingly distant positions through the metaphors of gravity and ascension, ups and downs. Over Nuit Blanche’s 12-hour duration, opposing physical, perceptual and emotional states are deeply explored as counterparts.

This exhibition is sponsored by @BBishopAirport

Browse projects and learn more about Nuit Blanche Toronto 2024 at: toronto.ca/NuitBlanche

Projects pictured:
1. "How We Fall" by Sophie Clements
@_sophieclements
2. "Robert" by Tavares Strachan
@tavaresstrachan
3. "Arguing Signs" by Jon McCurly
@jon_mxxurley
4. "Rise Over Run" by Atanas Bozdarov & ASM Kobayashi @atanas_b @asmkobayashi
5. "No Crying at the Dinner Table" by Carol Nguyen
@carolnguyen_
6. "Closer Together" by Julia Jamrozik & Coryn Kempster @ckandjj
7. "Amphipoda Song" by Carolina Fusilier
@carolinafusilier
With audio by Brandon Valdiva @masallamasaya & Karen Ng @missngmusic
8. "Distance to Mars" by Manifesto Labs
@siqi.ca @yi_o_ @nemuimoon

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2024
7 p.m. on October 5 to 7 a.m. on October 6
Go where the art takes you✨
Share your night with #nbTO24.

#NuitBlancheToronto #NuitBlanche #NuitBlancheTO #ContemporaryArt #TorontoArt #Art #ytz by @su_ying.lee

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@danillaortiz 2024 taken in Mohkinstsis by @su_ying.lee

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