Faber Mo Neifer, Hong Kong Restaurant, Sault Ste Marie, ON, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Wong's Kitchen, Swift Current, SK, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Kicking Horse Palace, Golden, BC, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, New Golden Star Restaurant, Hope, BC, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, On Lok Restaurant & Won-Ton House, Vancouver, BC, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Royal Garden Restaurant, Hinton, AB, 2023, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, C&Y Chopsticks, Thunder Bay, ON, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Red Rickshaw Restaurant, Thunder Bay, ON, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Touch of Asia, Lloydminster, AB, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Wong’s Restaurant, Moosomin, SK, 2023, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Hong Kong Restaurant, Sault Ste Marie, ON, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Wong's Kitchen, Swift Current, SK, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Kicking Horse Palace, Golden, BC, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, New Golden Star Restaurant, Hope, BC, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, On Lok Restaurant & Won-Ton House, Vancouver, BC, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Royal Garden Restaurant, Hinton, AB, 2023, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, C&Y Chopsticks, Thunder Bay, ON, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Red Rickshaw Restaurant, Thunder Bay, ON, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Touch of Asia, Lloydminster, AB, 2022, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Faber Mo Neifer, Wong’s Restaurant, Moosomin, SK, 2023, inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
It’s All Chinese To Me
Opening Reception
Saturday, April 12, 6–8 pm
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It’s All Chinese To Me depicts the signs of Chinese restaurants from across Canada. The Chinese restaurant has played a significant role in the history of Chinese people in North America. While they were once confined to segregated Chinatown neighbourhoods, Chinese restaurants and businesses have become prevalent in communities of all sizes. This prevalence is one of the greatest signifiers of the spread and integration of the Chinese diaspora within the social fabric of Canada today. Adorned by the same exaggerated design elements that originated in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Chinese restaurants across North America are frequently at the heart of discussions on authenticity, cultural appreciation, and integration.
In this photographic series, Faber Mo Neifer explores the ways in which Chinese people are othered, and asserts belonging for himself and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. These photographs were taken during several road trips over the last few years as the artist sought to understand through observation the way he was being looked at as a mixed-race Chinese person in Canada. This series of photographs is an inquiry into the ways people are perceived and how people choose to present themselves. It is a love letter to the resilience of a community.
