Nuit Blanche - Re-membering
Sat, Oct 04
|Toronto
Re-membering is a mixed-media installation featuring 3 Victorian terrariums also known as Wardian cases housing delicate ronghuaronghua (絨花), a sculptural interpretation of botanicals taken from China during British imperial botanical expeditions (espionage) in the 1800s.
Time & Location
Oct 04, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – Oct 05, 2025, 7:00 a.m.
Toronto, 1468 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON M4J 1N4, Canada
About The Event
Re-membering is a mixed-media installation featuring 3 Victorian terrariums also known as Wardian cases housing delicate Ronghua (絨花), a sculptural interpretations of botanicals taken from China during British imperial botanical expeditions (espionage) in the 1800s. These flowers, once stolen and cultivated abroad, are reimagined using a traditional Chinese art technique that is disappearing due to the industrialization of craft. Each flower is a representation of their hybridized ancestors with Qing dynasty aesthetics merged with colonial display structures transforming the storefront into a site of reflection, memory, and resistance.