Eight Ounces Half a Pound: a Sculptural Exploration of Vancouver’s Racialized Labour History

Eight Ounces Half a Pound - Access Gallery - cell phone snap by MBJ

An exceptionally smart show is currently running at Access Gallery in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Work by Guadalupe Martinez, Katherine Soucie, and Tommy Ting take-on Vancouver’s racialized labour history, as well as the relationship between industrial labour practices and the rapidly evolving post-industrial urban context.

My review is up on VANDOCUMENT. Check it out.

1 Response to “Eight Ounces Half a Pound: a Sculptural Exploration of Vancouver’s Racialized Labour History”


  1. 1 ankitatiwari022 11 October 2019 at 9:46 pm

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