home // making - Nadia Cannataro
Exhibition
Graduate Student
Public
Opening Reception March 28, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
100 McCaul St.
100 McCaul St.
Home // Making investigates the design of Italian diasporic homes in Toronto through the artwork of three artists: Sara Angelucci, Tonia Di Risio and Amelia Filice. Their work collectively supports a consideration of the way the residences of Italian diaspora reflect and negotiate cultural identity, heritage and adaptation. They ask: what can/do representations of Italian diasporic homes in Ontario tell us about collective and individual diasporic identities?
Through an interdisciplinary approach, combining design/architectural analysis, and cultural studies this exhibition posits the ways in which Italian Canadian homeowners design their living spaces to preserve and reinterpret their cultural heritage in a new geographical context.
The urban fabric of Toronto takes significant cue from the Italian diaspora. Like other immigrant communities in Toronto, the Italian diaspora has developed a unique architectural identity, especially pertaining to how they reside. By focusing on design elements and spatial arrangements of Italian diasporic homes, this research seeks to understand how homes serve as sites of cultural expression and preservation.
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