Chinatown Ginkgos

by Clare Yow

Chinatown ginkgos features fallen gingko leaves taken in the historic Vancouver neighbourhood where ginkgo trees line many of its streets.

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Description

Ginkgo trees are one of the oldest living species of trees on Earth and being native to China, hold much cultural and medicinal significance.

This work is part of the series New Topographies, a collection of social landscapes exploring ideas around the colonization of nature, the spectacle, and beauty and unrest in the banal. It was exhibited in Vancouver in 2019.

Product Details

  • Material: Inkjet print on Epson Luster Photo Paper
  • Dimensions: 16 inches x 20 inches
  • Unframed and unmounted

Creator Profile

Photo of Clare Yow, woman with glasses and a black t-shirt against a grey backdrop

Clare Yow is a visual artist and photographer whose practice revolves around the politics of identity and being. Through her contemporary art and documentary photography works, she focuses on how race, transnationality, and feminist culture intersect with the everyday.

Clare is a Chinese-Canadian immigrant-settler who resides, works, and parents in so-called Vancouver. See more at clareyow.com and @studioclareyow