Washed Up: Pop-Up Installation at Scarborough Museum

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Beginning July 1st at Scarborough Museum, experience Washed Up by Hatecopy. The project captures the essence of liminal spaces that serve as cultural hubs for the South Asian immigrant communities, using the washing machine as a vessel to carry textiles that signify our roots and drawing visitors into an environment that intertwines the past, present, and future; acknowledging the dirty laundry of Canadian History and “Truth,” and reclaiming both seen and unseen spaces.

Maria Qamar (b. 1991) is a Toronto-based pop artist whose work is focused in the South Asian diaspora and immigrant communities and their cultural experiences. The work specializes in themes regarding feminism, social change, humour, pop culture, politics and romance. The artist has been recognized both nationally and internationally with exhibits and features in the Museum of Contemporary Arts, the National Arts Centre, Sotheby’s, Phillips Auction, and the AGO.