Immigration is generally looked at as numbers, stats and dates on a timeline. Between 15,000 and 11,000 BC the first people crossed the Bering Straight to Canada. In 1982 the Canada Act is passed, which includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Immigration is essentially relocation from one home with the hope of creating a new one. These diptychs document old homes and new homes, past memories and new lives.
Pairing collected family photos with photographs inside each subject's living space, they are meant to examine the process of balancing a new culture and lifestyle with a traditional style of life.
What is home? A building, room or an area of land? The definition changes depending on the person or context, but the root of home is essentially a metaphysical idea- “Home is where your heart is.”
Work in progress
