Revolutionizing cultural identity : photography and the changing face of immigration

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"Foremost among the factors contributing to the evolving character of contemporary culture is the process of immigration. Reflecting the growing impact of globalization upon the fabric of society, the range of cultural heritage and nationalities now represented within the North American population is becoming more diversified than ever. The ensuing cultural interactions are leading a growing number of photo-based artists, especially first and second generation immigrants, to ponder the changing nature of identity."
"Intended to foreground this conspicuous transformation, Revolutionizing Cultural Identity: Photography and the Changing Face of Immigration brings together eleven artists living in Canada or the U.S., whose work addresses identity issues from a plurality of cultural perspectives. Represented in this international exhibition and its catalogue are Sara Angelucci, Danny Custodio, Kip Fulbeck, Rafael Goldchain, Gu Xiong, Vid Ingelevics, Christina Leslie, Yuri Marder, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Wieslaw Michalak, and Chandana Reddy."
"Informed by the groundbreaking recasting of identity politics spearheaded by scholarship in feminism, gender studies, and postcolonial theory, these artists share a common desire to explore shifting notions of identity, whether their own or that of the other. Using a broad range of conceptual approaches, their work provides personal testimonies based on two fundamental sets of questions relevant to the formation of cultural identity. The first, self-referential and auto-biographical in nature, asks: Who am I? Where do I come from? Where do I belong? The second, aiming to give voice to and empower the other, inquires: What are you? What is your experience? Where do you see yourself?"
"For artists and subjects alike, this questioning process involves negotiating the uneasy terrain separating the memory of their ancestral roots and the exigencies placed upon them by the North American social landscape. Seen together, the resulting works reveal a rich mosaic of personal insights speaking to the import of multiculturalism and racial diversity in twenty-first century societies."