Message to Japan

We’re strangers to each other, but all these backpacks and these works bring us together. Sending you goodness, hope and inspiration,

Hanna Hur

Artist information

Hanna Hur (b. 1985) takes a phenomenological approach to investigating social constructions of identity formation, representation, and personal narrative. Her work has been published and exhibited across Canada and Berlin. Upcoming projects include exhibitions at XPACE, Galerie B-312, and YYZ Artist Outlet. She lives and works in Toronto.

Official Website: Hanna Hur

Message to Japan

Carry the distance

Artist information

With theatrical absurdity, Geoffrey Pugen explores relationships between real and staged performance, the natural and the artificial, and tensions of virtual identity, through altering and manipulating images. Working with video, film, and photography in the digital realm Pugen renders situations that examine our perceptions of how history, documentation, and simulation intersect. His videos and art have been exhibited nationally and internationally. He is a recipient of the K.M Hunter Award for Interdisciplinary art.