sama-sama * sala-sala

Asian Heritage Month 2024

For Asian Heritage Month 2024, the Kipnes Lantern featured sama-sama * sala-sala, a digital artwork by Manila-born, Toronto-based graphic designer and creative director Christine Mangosing that explores the interconnectedness of culture, history and community. 

sama-sama * sala-sala was conceived as a living tapestry that weaves together the past — drawing connections to my ancestors known and unknown; my present — as a member of the Filipino diaspora, an immigrant uprooted from one colonized land to another; and the future —leaving space for what’s to come and reflecting on what we will leave behind.” 

Read the full interview with Christine Mangosing about the meaning and symbolism woven into her incredible artwork sama-sama * sala-sala.

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sama-sama * sala-sala © Christine Mangosing
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sama-sama * sala-sala by Christine Mangosing on the Kipnes Lantern. Photo: Catherine Wilkie
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Christine Mangosing Photo: Greg MacKay
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sama-sama * sala-sala by Christine Mangosing. Photo: Catherine Wilkie
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Christine Mangosing and Nina Lee Aquino, Artistic Director of NAC English Theatre. Photo: Greg MacKay
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sama-sama * sala-sala by Christine Mangosing on the Kipnes Lantern. Photo: Catherine Wilkie

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