“Home Town” is an art project that supports the
movement in Boston’s Chinatown of the last several years to counteract
the extensive urban developments and gentrification that is threatening
the integrity of the community. The project uses two forms of visual art
to represent the people of the past and present Chinatown:
(1) Presenting History: 10-12 life-size, cut-out
figures, reproduced from historic photographs selected from the archives
of Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE), the project’s
partner, are deployed for one week along public spaces in Chinatown.
(2)
Representing Now: a photo-station, with a historical-based backdrop, is
set up at varying times and locations during the display week; residents,
working persons, and passers-by are encouraged to pose formally and have
their portraits taken, aiming to create a new photo album of the
community with some 300-400 portraits.
Please invite family, friends and community to
join us post#chinatownismyhome with
your portraits on the week of the Home Town public art project from
September 10 - 18th!
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