‘boxed – and if you must put me in a box, make sure it’s a big box’

Canadian/Australian visual artist Ling Yuen photography series  ‘boxed – and if you must put me in a box, make sure it’s a big box’  was exhibited at Concordia University in 2010.

Nadia Bhuiyan

Dreamer/Teacher
Photographed in her home in Ville-Marie, December 2009

  • Born: Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Homes: Montreal – Bangladesh
  • Appreciates: Family and food
  • Regrets: Not learning to read and write in Bengali

May Chui

Single Mom/Wannabe
Photographed in her home in Outremont, January 2010

  • Born: Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
  • Homes: Park Avenue, Montreal
  • Appreciates: Extended family values
  • Regrets: Dysfunctional family/feudalism

Dave Madokoro

Carpenter/Nomad
Photographed at work in the Plateau, December 2009

  • Born: Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • Homes: Quebec – Peru
  • Appreciates: Food and festivals

Carolyn Fe

Artist/Business Person
Photographed in her home in Rosemont, January 2010

  • Born: Quezon City, Philippines
  • Homes: At home with Hubby, in the studio and on stage
  • Appreciates: Food, music, art, theatre
  • Regrets: Being judged by the cover and not the content

Dipti Gupta

Colorful/Contemplative – Teacher/Artist
Photographed at her home in Little Burgundy, January 2010

  • Born:  Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Homes:  Montreal – New Delhi – Baroda
  • Appreciates:  Good architecture – (old 18-19C buildings; tombs, old forts), people from diverse cultures, chance encounters
  • Regrets: Not playing an instrument well or even being able to sing

Alan Wong

PhD Candidate/Activist
Photographed in his home in Villeray, November 2009

  • Born: Deep River, Ontario
  • Homes: Deep River – Mississauga – Fredericton – Montreal
  • Appreciates: Whatever I encounter in my life
  • Regrets: Being too old to discover that I really wanted to be a figure skater

Amena Ahmad

Student/Gatherer
Photographed in her home in Downtown Montreal, January 2010

  • Born: Lahore, Pakistan
  • Homes: Anywhere my family is!
  • Appreciates: Importance of family
  • Regrets: Treatment of women, general close-mindedness

Janet Lumb

A Laughing Smile/One who Sees & Gets the Best in People
Photographed in her home in the Plateau, December 2009

  • Born: Toronto, Ontario
  • Homes: Toronto – Vancouver – Montreal – Where the heart is
  • Appreciates: Family, arts, ancestors, future
  • Regrets: That I needed 30 years to rebel, grow up and realize how much I LOVE my mother

Heidi Mehta

Activist/Community Worker
Photographed in her home in the Mile End, December 2009

  • Born: Toronto, Ontario
  • Homes: Toronto – Montreal

 


Ling Yuen is a Canadian/Australian visual artist living, working and studying in Montreal and Sydney. Her photographic work ‘boxed’ examines our understanding of identity, culture, hybridism and home.