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© Derek Man _ Tobias Brebner, Liverpool, 2019
Exhibition
Tong Yan Gai — Chinatown
17 Oct 2019 – 21 Dec 2019
Regular hours
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Monday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Address
- Pier Head
- Liverpool
Merseyside - L3 1DG
- United Kingdom
The series explores the older generation of Chinese families in Liverpool and their sense of identity and place within China Town.
About
Derek Man moved from Hong Kong to the UK in 2005. His work explores cultural identity and what we call home – how we form a sense of place, and what makes us feel like we belong.
Liverpool’s Chinatown (or, as it’s known in Cantonese, Tong Yan Gai), is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe. This population has been nourished through years of maritime trade between Liverpool and Hong Kong, where most of this Cantonese-speaking population can trace their ancestry to.
This newly commissioned series explores the older generation of Chinese families in Liverpool and their sense of identity and place within Chinatown — the subjects range from people who have lived here for 50 years to a new family who just immigrated last year . The work will show in Museum of Liverpool on a digital exhibition within the Foyer.
As part of this project, Derek Man and Tobias Brebner also created a short documentary film.
This exhibition is part of LOOK Photo Biennial 2019, a season of new photography from UK and China taking place across Liverpool, The Wirral and Shanghai. Delivered by Open Eye Gallery.
