Exhibition
展覽
From Tartan to Floral Fabric: Cultural Symbols or Stereotypes?
從蘇格蘭格紋，探索加拿大與台灣的文化符號
Aug 29 - 30
8月29日 - 30日
Sat 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sun 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
About the Program
What do you think best represents your culture? Tartan. Poutine. Bubble tea. Behind every cultural symbol, someone made a choice.
Scottish tartan was once seen as the cloth of rebels, then reinvented as a celebrated emblem of national pride. Something similar happened in Taiwan. A bold red floral fabric, an everyday item found in nearly every Taiwanese household, came to be recognized as a symbol of the Hakka people. How does a piece of everyday life become the mark of an entire culture?
Through three threads—textiles, food, and plants—the exhibition connects stories from Scotland, Canada, and Taiwan. We invite you to browse, compare, and consider how cultural identities are shaped by power, markets, and the communities themselves. Step in, and join us in taking a closer look at the symbols around us.
Curators: Shanice Wang, Rita Chen
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TAIWANfest Toronto is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered here, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples of this land while we engage in meaningful conversations of culture and reconciliation.