Critical Writing Index

Crossing Lines, Building Bridges

by Srimoyee Mitra

Crossing Lines: an Intercultural Dialogue, 2009

Toronto: SAVAC, 2009

"Crossing Lines, Building Bridges" is a catalogue essay introducing Crossing Lines: an Intercultural Dialogue, an exhibition curated by Srimoyee Mitra, which is located at the Glenhyrst Art Gallery in Brantford. Mitra compares South Asians to First Peoples, and their co-existence between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Canada. Notions of discrimination and colonization are explored within the exhibition as each artwork is based on experiences of loss and displacement.

A description of each participating artist's work is included.

ITEM 2009.073 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

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