Near and Far was part of the group show Déjà-vous | Déjà-vu,

As the Accès Asie Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary, as an independent curator, I wanted to invite a variety of local Asian artists at different stages of their careers and styles, but also to engage with the public in a setting other than a gallery or art center. The idea was born in June 2024 during my research at the Cinémathèque québécoise on Asian characters in Quebec media. About the first prominent Asian character, "Les Lunettes" (ref.: Epic Speech of Les Lunettes - La guerre des Tuques 1984), Opticien Laoun has generously lent us his space to celebrate Asian heritage in Canada since 2002.

Captions:
Far and Near : Epson Archival Ink on enhanced matte paper, 16” x 20” (40 x 50cm)

Exhibition
Déjà-vous | Déjà-vu, 13 mai – 28 juin, 2025 | May 13 -June 28, 2025
Opticien Laoun Gallery, Tiotià:ke/Montreal, Curators : kimura byol lemoine and Jennifer Laoun-Rubenstein, Participant.e.s:  Khosro Berahmandi, Kim-Sanh Châu, Joni Cheung, Chloé Germentier, Ugo Jeanjean, Shié Kasai 河西史絵, Tong Zhou LaFrance 童宙, An Laurence 安媛, kimura byol lemoine 木村 별 르뫈, Jenny Lin, Le Lin, Miyasaki Masako 宮崎 雅子, Ramona Ramlochand, Mary Suiyee Wong 黃瑞儀