Collaboration
Shadows of the North
Detainee stories, rendered in generative light.
The Work
About the piece
Shadows of the North is a generative art work exploring experiences of immigration detention in Canada and the aesthetics of invisibility. Through light, shadow, testimony, and generative form, it traces the dissonance between hopeful anticipation and lived experience.
Commissioned by Amnesty International Canada, the piece was created by Supernova Arts Collective — James Essex and Fusun Uzun — in consultation with researchers from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
- Media
- Interactive
- Authors
- James Essex, Fusun Uzun
- Created
- November 2022
- Location
- Toronto
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