Immigrants of Toronto

“The memory of each person who has lived in it differs from that of any other. We always returned to it no matter who we were or how it was changed or with what difficulties, or ease, it could be reached.”
— Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast (1964)

This project began with three guiding questions:
What does it mean to be an immigrant in Canada?
How do Canadians perceive immigrants?
How does immigration shape people’s lives?

Through these inquiries, the work explores social position, identity, tradition, and the customs that form community among residents of Toronto. It reflects on how personal histories intersect with new environments, and how belonging is continually negotiated and redefined.

This project was created collaboratively with Andrea Maussa, Oryngoul Bissembayeva, and Carolina Bejarano at the University of Toronto and received the Staff Choice Selection award.