YVONNE SINGER
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Grandmother's Letter, 2013

Materials: Vinyl letters
Exhibition: Jst wrds, Cambridge Galleries, 2013
Photo credit: Peter Ross

jst wrds, is the title of a solo exhibition at the Cambridge Galleries. It consisted of a series of text-based works in a variety of media, excerpted from previous exhibitions as well as a new work made specifically for this exhibition. Some works were situated in the gallery space as well as at the entrance to the Cambridge Galleries, in the lobby and the adjoining library.
fragments of a conversation, an immersive video projection was the new work. The others were;
IIIIwawawant, what language?, grandmother's letter, gone missing, a fleeting conversation

grandmother’s letter is an excerpt of a letter written by my grandmother to my mother, describing her immigration to Canada by boat.  The excerpt describes my grandmother's seasickness as well as her eager anticipation of arriving to the new country and being reunited with her family. The individual vinyl letters are installed permanently around the perimeter of the glass reading room of the Cambridge library where they often have ESL classes for new immigrants.
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