Gu Xiong, Harling Point, 2020. Inkjet print. 20 x 32 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
Unit 205, 268 Keefer Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Henry Heng Lu, Steven Dragonn
This exhibition reanimates three historic sites across B.C. associated with early Chinese immigrant experiences during an era of exclusionist policies: the destroyed “bone house” of Harling Point, the Leper Colony of D’Arcy Island, and the burnt-down Chinatown in Cumberland.
