An intro to Taslim Samji, curator, artist, community activist, writer that explores social themes relating to the beauty and strengths of cultural diversity, pluralism, Canadian values, compassion, Xenophobia, Islamophobia with the intention of strengthening community at all levels.
Taslim Samji studied Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and later attended Emily Carr University of Art & Design.
The exhibition highlighted at the end of the short video was curated for the City of Burnaby for 2017 Culture Days. The exhibition was called Migration: Birds & People and was a comparative study that examined 8 international bird populations with the migration routes of local community members. It also included immigration stories of 13 local artists.
Created by Kelly Kaur and Josef Martinez,
new media program BCIT 2017
Music Component Garage Band
Video/audio: Zoom h1
Camera: Canon T6i
Video created in: Adobe premiere, adobe audition
Location: Deer Lake Park, Shadbolt Art Centre
Vancouver, BC
